{"id":635730,"date":"2024-03-21T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=635730"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:43:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:43:01","slug":"nasa-science-hardware-aboard-spacexs-30th-resupply-launch-to-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-science-hardware-aboard-spacexs-30th-resupply-launch-to-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Science, Hardware Aboard SpaceX\u2019s 30th Resupply Launch to 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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 51% 57%; object-position: 51% 57%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boeing.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\">NASA\u2019s SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission launched at 4:55 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 21 , from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA\/Madison Tuttle<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following a successful launch of NASA\u2019s SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and technology demonstrations for the agency are on the way to the International Space Station, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/iss-research\/nasa-spacex-30-resupply-mission-launches-experiments-to-station\/\">studies<\/a> of technologies to measure sea ice and plant growth in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s Dragon resupply spacecraft, carrying more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory, launched on the company\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket at 4:55 p.m. EDT Thursday, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cargo spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock at the space station on Saturday, March 23, at approximately 7:30 a.m. and remain at the orbital outpost for about a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live coverage of the arrival will begin at 5:30 a.m. on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA+<\/a>, NASA Television, and on the <a>agency\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\/\">website<\/a>. Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/how-to-stream-nasa-tv\/\">stream NASA TV<\/a> through a variety of platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dragon will deliver a new set of sensors for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8702\">Astrobee<\/a> robots to support automated 3D sensing, mapping, and situational awareness functions. These systems could support future Gateway and lunar surface missions by providing automated maintenance and surface scanning using rovers. Additionally, the spacecraft will deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8665\">BurstCube<\/a>, a small satellite that is designed to study gamma-ray bursts that occur when two neutron stars collide. This satellite could widen our coverage of the gamma-ray sky, improving our chances of studying bursts both with light and gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time, detected by ground-based observatories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the spacecraft also will deliver sampling hardware for Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=9026\">GEARS<\/a>), an initiative that will test different locations of the space station for antibiotic-resistant microbes. In-flight gene sequencing could show how these bacteria adapt to the space environment, providing knowledge that informs measures to protect astronauts on future long-duration missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory in the areas of biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and Earth and space science. Advances from this scientific research will help keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low Earth orbit to the Moon through NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a> campaign, in advance of the first crewed mission to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/space_station\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about NASA commercial resupply services missions at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/commercial-resupply\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/commercial-resupply\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh Finch \/ Julian Coltre \/ Claire O\u2019Shea<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:Julian.n.coltre@nasa.gov\">julian.n.coltre@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:claire.a.o%E2%80%99shea@nasa.gov\">claire.a.o\u2019shea@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Plucinsky \/ Steven Siceloff <br>Kennedy Space Center, Florida <br>321-876-2468<br><a href=\"mailto:stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov\">stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov\">steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandra Jones<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston <br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full 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