{"id":55623,"date":"2018-04-02T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-421779"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:06:12","slug":"new-research-heading-to-space-station-aboard-14th-spacex-resupply-mission","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/new-research-heading-to-space-station-aboard-14th-spacex-resupply-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research Heading to Space Station Aboard 14th SpaceX Resupply Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on CRS-14 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg 3556w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Astronauts aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a> soon will receive a delivery of experiments dealing with how the human body, plants and materials behave in space following the 4:30 p.m. EDT launch Monday of a SpaceX commercial resupply mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A SpaceX Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with more than 5,800 pounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/SpX-14_research_launch_feature\">research investigations<\/a> and equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of the more than 250 investigations aboard the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Norishige Kanai and NASA astronaut Scott Tingle will use the space station\u2019s robotic arm to capture Dragon when it arrives at the station Wednesday, April 4. Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\/\">website<\/a> beginning at 5:30 a.m. April 4. Installation coverage is set to begin at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the research arriving on Dragon is a new facility to test materials, coatings and components, or other large experiments, in the harsh environment of space. Designed by Alpha Space and sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/Alpha_Space_Small_Business_Makes_Big_Strides\">Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility (MISSE-FF)<\/a> provides a platform for testing how materials react to exposure to ultraviolet radiation, atomic oxygen, ionizing radiation, ultrahigh vacuum, charged particles, thermal cycles, electromagnetic radiation, and micro-meteoroids in the low-Earth orbit environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Space Agency\u2019s study Bone Marrow Adipose Reaction: Red or White (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=1673\">MARROW<\/a>) will look at the effects of microgravity on bone marrow and the blood cells it produces \u2013 an effect likened to that of long-term bed rest on Earth. The extent of this effect, and bone marrow\u2019s ability to recover when back on Earth, are of interest to space researchers and healthcare providers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding how plants respond to microgravity also is important for future long-duration space missions and the crews that will need to grow their own food. The Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/tupperware-takes-to-space-to-help-improve-astronaut-diets\">PONDS<\/a>) arriving on Dragon uses a newly-developed passive nutrient delivery system and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/veggies-in-space\">Veggie<\/a> plant growth facility currently aboard the space station to cultivate leafy greens. These greens will be harvested and eaten by the crew, with samples also being returned to Earth for analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragon also is carrying an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=1822\">Earth observatory<\/a> that will study severe thunderstorms and their role in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere and climate, as well as upgrade equipment for the station\u2019s carbon dioxide removal system, external high-definition camera components, and a new printer for the station\u2019s crew.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spx_crs14_gif1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spx_crs14_gif1.gif?w=912\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"14th SpaceX Resupply Mission\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">14th SpaceX Resupply Mission <strong>Credits: NASA TV<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is SpaceX\u2019s 14th cargo mission to the space station under NASA\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services contract. Dragon is scheduled to depart the station in May and return to Earth with more than 3,500 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 17 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,300 research investigations from researchers in more than 100 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on social media at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweets by Space_Station<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\nstephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<br \/>\nGary Jordan<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\ngary.j.jordan@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts aboard the International Space Station soon will receive a delivery of experiments dealing with how the human body, plants and materials behave in space following the 4:30 p.m. EDT launch Monday of a SpaceX commercial resupply mission. A SpaceX Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":58302,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"18-023","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"RELEASE","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[3190,2801,8361,2656,2735,2867],"news-tags":[12345],"internal-terms":[9513,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"New Research Heading to Space Station Aboard 14th SpaceX Resupply Mission","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/new-research-heading-to-space-station-aboard-14th-spacex-resupply-mission\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/new-research-heading-to-space-station-aboard-14th-spacex-resupply-mission\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","NASA Headquarters","Commercial Resupply","Commercial Space","Expedition 55","Humans in Space","International Space Station (ISS)"],"dateCreated":"2018-04-03T00:47:00Z","datePublished":"2018-04-03T00:47:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:06:12Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"New Research Heading to Space Station Aboard 14th SpaceX Resupply Mission\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/new-research-heading-to-space-station-aboard-14th-spacex-resupply-mission\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2018-04-03T00:47:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Commercial Resupply,Commercial Space,Expedition 55,Humans in Space,International Space Station (ISS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":3,"featured_image":{"id":58302,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spacex_crs-14_launch_co.jpg","title":"spacex_crs-14_launch_co","alt":"The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on CRS-14 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370048,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55623\/revisions\/370048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55623"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=55623"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=55623"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=55623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}