NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 17 December, 2020 - Another Busy Life Science Week Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
Christchurch, New Zealand near Lake Ellesmere and Pigeon Bay.
he Expedition 64 crew is busy this week with a full slate of life science to promote healthier humans on and off the Earth.
Cancer and heart research took precedence today alongside muscle and rodent studies for unique therapeutic insights on the International Space Station.
The microgravity environment on the station enables the production of high-quality protein crystals that are imaged using a microscope for the purpose of improving drug development. The Monoclonal Antibodies study taking place today will use the observations to improve medical cancer treatments and the space manufacturing process.
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NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 8 December 2020 - Unpacking the Dragon Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
The upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station.
Six spaceships, three U.S. and three Russian, are parked at the International Space Station after Monday s arrival of the upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle.
The Expedition 64 crew will spend the rest of December focusing on science as 2021 shapes up to be a busy year on the orbital lab.
Two Dragon spaceships, one cargo craft and one crew ship, are docked to the station s Harmony module for the first time ever. The Cargo Dragon docked Monday afternoon to Harmony s space-facing port where it will stay for one month. The Crew Dragon has been docked to Harmony s forward port since Nov. 16 and will return four astronauts back to Earth in the spring.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap
Expedition 64 is getting ready for over 6,400 pounds of cargo due to arrive this weekend aboard the next-generation SpaceX Dragon space freighter.
All seven International Space Station residents also were immersed in microgravity research throughout Thursday.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft has rolled out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is counting down to a Saturday lift off at 11:39 a.m. EST. Weather permitting, Dragon would automatically dock just under 24 hours later to the Harmony module s space-facing port adjacent to the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle.