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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-nasa-experiments-research-headed-to-international-space-station

June 3, 2017
RELEASE 17-052

New NASA Experiments, Research Headed to International Space Station


The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:07 p.m. June 3. About 6,000 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies are packed into the cargo craft that is now in Earth orbit and headed to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA TV

Major experiments that will look into the human body and out into the galaxy are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following its 5:07 p.m. EDT launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

The Dragon lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. About 6,000 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies are packed into the cargo craft that is now in Earth orbit and headed to the station.

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NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of the rendezvous and capture beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 5. NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson will use the space station's robotic arm to capture SpaceX's Dragon when it arrives at the station.

Research materials flying inside the Dragon's pressurized area include an experiment studying fruit flies to better understand the effects on the heart of prolonged exposure to microgravity. Because they're small, age rapidly, and have a well-known genetic make-up, they are good models for heart function studies. This experiment could significantly advance understanding of how spaceflight affects the cardiovascular system and could aid in the development of countermeasures to help astronauts.

The Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for osteoporosis investigation tests a new drug that can rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving crew health. When people and animals spend extended periods of time in space, they experience bone density loss, or osteoporosis. In-flight countermeasures, such as exercise, prevent it from getting worse, but there isn't a therapy on Earth or in space that can restore bone. The results from this ISS National Laboratory-sponsored investigation build on previous research also supported by the National Institutes for Health and could lead to new drugs for treating bone density loss in millions of people on Earth.

Three payloads inside Dragon's unpressurized area will demonstrate new solar panel technologies, study the physics of neutron stars, and host an array of Earth-viewing instruments.
This mission is SpaceX's eleventh cargo flight to the station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. Dragon's cargo will support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations during the station's Expeditions 52 and 53.

The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart the space station in early July, returning with more than 3,400 pounds of science, hardware and crew supplies.

For more than 16 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 1,900 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:

http://instagram.com/iss

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

Learn more about SpaceX's resupply mission at:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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Kathryn Hambleton
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov

Dan Huot
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: June 4, 2017
Editor: Karen Northon

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 4 ч. назад

Our S.S. John Glenn #Cygnus is set to depart from @Space_Station tomorrow morning. Coverage will begin on @NASA TV at 8:30 am ET


4 ч. назад

After departure, #Cygnus will conduct @NASAglenn's Saffire III experiment & deploy @NanoRacks cubesats before re-entering Earth's atmosphere

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 2 ч назад

Never had a corner office with a view, but I must admit, I like it... a lot! #SpaceRocks

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А кто знает, почему американские адаптеры PMA сделаны со поперечным смещением - т.е. их люки на обеих сторонах находятся не на одной оси. У этого есть техническая причина, или просто не хотели, чтобы из российского сегмента был виден американский?

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 27 мин. назад

Final preps for the unberthing of the #Cygnus SS John Glenn underway. Leak checks complete, pressing into CBM demate http://spaceflight101.com/cygnus-oa7/cygnus-oa7-set-for-unberthing-release/ ...

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почему американские адаптеры PMA сделаны со поперечным смещением

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/forum10/topic3125/?PAGEN_1=32

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 6 мин. назад

#Cygnus OA-7 has been unberthed from the Unity module. Next is the maneuver to the release position. (Targeting release at 13:10 UTC)

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 6 мин. назад

#Cygnus OA-7 maneuvering into release position. One hour to the opening of the release window, all on track at this time.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 15 мин. назад

Mission Control confirms #Cygnus has arrived in the release position. Crew now heading into robotics workstation setup for release.

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 2 мин. назад

The S.S. John Glenn #Cygnus has been maneuvered to its release position. Release is scheduled for approximately 9:10 a.m. EDT

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 53 сек. назад

#Cygnus VV Mode now in Free Drift, thrusters are disabled for the release sequence and will re-activate two minutes after.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 23 сек назад

Mission Control has given a GO for #Cygnus Release on time. Crew now going through final procedure review & camera setup.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 4 мин. назад

Approaching orbital sunrise. Release windows are driven by lighting conditions, making sure the crew has a good visual on the #Cygnus.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин назад

.@Astro2fish getting us a nice out-the-window view of the #Cygnus. Ten minutes to release. http://bit.ly/2odu4JC 

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 43 сек назад

.@AstroPeggy reports #Cygnus is configured for release. Crew now entering the release checklist at their own pace. http://bit.ly/2odu4JC 

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