WHY ARE WE SENDING LIQUID RESIN
NEW SOLAR ARRAYS
AND TOMATOES 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 26TH SPACEX CARGO MISSION
The space station is adding energy-production capabilities with the installation of
Roll Out Solar Array technology. The latest iROSAs are set to launch in the trunk of Dragon.
NASA researchers are examining a mini-microscope kit that could
provide medical diagnoses on future missions to the Moon or Mars.
A new tool for capturing detailed high-speed video of the eyes will collect precise data an
ocular alignment and assess vestibular function.
The station crew is ready to grow dwarf tomatoes to better understand
how light quality and fertilizer affect fruit production in microgravity.
A technology using resin to create geometries that cannot be made on Earth could
enable in-space fabrication of large structures such as space stations.
In-space production of nutrients may help maintain crew health on future space missions.
An on-demand system using yogurt, kefir, and yeast tests this capability.
THESE EXPERIMENTS WILL JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS
ABOARD THE ORBITING LABORATORY.
FOLLOW @ISS_RESEARCH TO LEARN MORE.
NASA