The next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, SpaceX CRS-34, is slated for launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 12, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space …
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DNA-Inspired Cancer Research; Vision, Heart, and Psychology Tests Wrap Up Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up the work week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also went into the weekend conducting a series of human research …
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Lab Hardware, Life Support Gear, and Human Research Fill Crew’s Day
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 74 crew spent the majority of their time maintaining science hardware and life support systems on Wednesday. The orbital residents aboard the International Space Station also pursued cardiovascular research, conducted a vision …
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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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Cargo Mission Launching Saturday as Crew Wraps Week with Research
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Progress 95 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos stands atop its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan counting down to a liftoff at 6:21p.m. EDT on Saturday to resupply the Expedition 74 crew. …
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DNA Research on Station Promoting Cancer Therapies, Radiation Repair
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMore biotechnology research was underway aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday taking advantage of the microgravity environment to boost knowledge about the properties of DNA and DNA-like nanomaterials. The Expedition 74 crew also …
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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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Plants and Worms Informing Future Missions; Crew Preps for Computer Upgrades
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAdvanced botany and biology research to sustain crews on future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also continued unpacking …
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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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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 …