WHY ARE WE SENDING IMMUNE CELLS
AN IMAGING SPECTROMETER
AND LIVING TISSUE TO SPACE?
DOZENS OF NEW EXPERIMENTS WILL SOON ARRIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY AND FUTURE MISSIONS TO SPACE
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON BOARD THE 25TH SPACEX CARGO MISSION
Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)
EMIT will assess the heating and cooling effects of mineral dust in the Earth’s atmosphere
and measure mineral composition of Earth’s dust source regions.
Biopolymer Research for In-Situ Capabilities
Students will test a novel process for building
structures in space and on Earth using local resources.
DynaMoS
Researchers will compare the interactions of a group of soil microorganisms on station and on Earth.
Findings could influence the design of future life-support systems.
Suture In Space
Astronauts will activate and monitor living tissues that have been cut and sewn back together,
helping researchers better understand how wounds heal.
Immunosenescence
Scientists will study immune cells in microgravity to uncover new methods to treat
immune system aging and protect astronauts.
Genes in Space-9
A student DNA experiment will seek to validate the use of biosensors
as a simple tool for medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring.
THESE EXPERIMENTS WILL JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS
ABOARD THE ORBITING LABORATORY.
FOLLOW @ISS_RESEARCH TO LEARN MORE.
NASA