{"id":52755,"date":"2017-05-18T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T01:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-402119"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:55:23","slug":"nasa-highlights-science-on-next-resupply-mission-to-international-space-station-2","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-highlights-science-on-next-resupply-mission-to-international-space-station-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Highlights Science on Next Resupply Mission to International Space Station"},"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\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Team in front of ROSA.\" 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\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg 4752w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_dss_solar_array.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) technology undergoes testing. <strong>Credits: Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS)<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. EDT Friday, May 26, to discuss select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/spacex11_resupply\">science investigations<\/a> launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SpaceX is targeting June 1 for the launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the briefing will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Zaven Arzoumanian, science lead for Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/1966.html\">NICER<\/a>), will discuss an instrument that will measure neutron stars and test, for the first time in space, technology called Station Explorer for X-Ray Timing and Navigation (<a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.nasa.gov\/projects\/deep-space-x-ray-navigation-and-communication\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SEXTANT<\/a>) that uses pulsars as navigation beacons<\/li><li>Miriam Sargusingh, project lead for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/2364.html\">Capillary Structures for Exploration Life Support<\/a>, will discuss an investigation into the structures of specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures for water recycling and carbon dioxide removal, benefiting future efforts to design lightweight, more reliable life support systems for future space missions.<\/li><li>Jeremy Banik, principal investigator for Roll-Out Solar Array (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/2139.html\">ROSA<\/a>), will discuss an investigation to test the deployment and retraction of a new type of solar panel that rolls open in space like a tape measure and is more compact than current rigid panel designs<\/li><li>Paul Galloway, program manager for Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/1282.html\">MUSES<\/a>), will discuss an Earth-viewing imaging platform created by Teledyne Brown that will house high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers.<\/li><li>Karen Ocorr, co-investigator for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/1919.html\">Fruit Fly Lab-02<\/a>, will discuss an investigation using fruit flies as a model organism to better understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for the adverse effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity on the human heart.<\/li><li>Dr. Chia Soo, principal investigator for Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/2283.html\">Rodent Research-5<\/a>), will discuss an investigation to test a new drug that can both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving health for crew members in orbit and people on Earth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Kathryn Hambleton at 202-358-1100 or kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 25, for dial-in information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s Dragon spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 52 and 53 crews for the eleventh contracted mission by SpaceX under NASA\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services contract.<br>\nFor launch countdown coverage, NASA\u2019s launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacex\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Kathryn Hambleton<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\nkathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. EDT Friday, May 26, to discuss select science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station. 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