Experiments exploring cancer treatments and cartilage repair topped the Expedition 74 crew’s research schedule on Friday. Two cosmonauts are also gearing up for a spacewalk in less than a week. Doctors are …
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Education & Innovation
Dragon Targets Friday Launch as Crew Keeps Up Science and Spacewalk Preps
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpaceX CRS-34, the next mission to resupply the International Space Station, is now targeting its launch for no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 15. A Falcon 9 rocket is …
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Education & Innovation
Station Hums With Advanced Research as Dragon Nears Launch
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpaceX CRS-34, the next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, is counting down to its launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT today, weather pending, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral …
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Economy & Development
From satellite data to development finance: how Earth observation is scaling impact across World Bank operations
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThis idea, highlighted in the World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives, is increasingly shaping how development institutions think about data. Unlocking that value requires more than availability — it …
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Education & Innovation
DNA-Inspired Treatments, Space Agriculture Top Crew’s Research Schedule
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDNA-inspired therapies and space agriculture topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 74 crew members also serviced a variety of lab hardware including a quantum physics facility, a …
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Education & Innovation
Crew Studies Biotech on Tuesday to Advance Health and Space Economy
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauBiotechnology research seeking to advance human health and the space economy packed the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 74 crew members also explored space physics, updated robotics software, …
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Education & Innovation
Crew Begins New Space Research and Installs New Science Gear
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNew science experiments are getting underway and new research hardware is being activated aboard the International Space Station after being delivered by a Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft on Monday. The Expedition 74 crew spent Wednesday …
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Education & Innovation
Station Orbits Higher as Crew Runs New Science Experiments
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe International Space Station is orbiting higher today after the Progress 93 resupply ship, docked to the Zvezda service module, fired its engines for just over five minutes Wednesday night. The orbital reboost places …
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Education & Innovation
Expedition 74 Opens Cygnus XL and Unpacks Advanced Science Gear
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe hatches are open between Northrop Grumman’s second Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft and the International Space Station following its robotic capture and installation on Monday. The Expedition 74 crew is now beginning to unload some of the new …
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Education & Innovation
Busy Day of Space Science and Lab Maintenance Greets Station Crew
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauA packed schedule filled with numerous science objectives and critical lab maintenance tasks greeted the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. Meanwhile, the orbital residents await the next U.S. cargo …