Bioengineering cartilage tissues and manufacturing advanced materials kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew members also ramped up preparations for a spacewalk and conducted vision tests on …
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Advanced Tech on Station Informing Space-Designed Health Treatments
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 74 crew explored how weightlessness affects cartilage growth and the digestive system on Thursday to protect crew health and improve patient care on Earth. The orbital residents are also gearing …
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Botany and Biology Research Wrap Up Week as Dragon Preps for Earth Return
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpace agriculture, stem cells, and cargo operations wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also conducted blood tests and installed a new food processor as a U.S. …
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Blood-Clotting Research, Spacewalk Cleanup Wrap Up Week on Space Station
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 74 crew members primarily focused their science work on blood-clotting and immune function in microgravity to advance human health on Friday. Meanwhile, spacesuit maintenance continues aboard the International Space Station following a …
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Cancer Treatment, Cartilage Repair, and Spacesuit Checks Wrap Up Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExperiments 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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NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 …
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SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for …
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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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Crew Relaxes Before Busy Week of Science, Dragon Arrival, and Spacewalk Preps
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe 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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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 …