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/PRNewswire/ -- A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returning science to Earth for NASA is set to depart the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug....

Extra-terrestrial living comes with a number of complications, but astronauts tackle those all the time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in their endeavour to solve the many mysteries of the Universe. And scientists back home keep trying to find ways to make living on the ISS easier. One of the biggest problems astronauts face is the availability of healthcare tools and infrastructure.

The Bioprint FirstAid Handheld Bioprinter uses viable cells and biological molecules to print tissue structures.

Traveling into space is a dangerous endeavor. Humans have evolved to live on the surface of our planet and venturing outside of our atmosphere brings all manner of complications. There are the obvious things, like the lack of food, water, and oxygen. Not to mention the deadly vacuum of space or the potentially toxic environments of other worlds.

Scientists have sent a handheld "bioprinter" that uses human skin cells to print "band-aids" of their skin to the International Space Station.

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 14, to discuss science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.Experiments aboard the launch include investigations in

The Dragon will spend a month docked at the Space Station before returning to Earth with cargo and research.

The cargo mission is the 31st Falcon 9 launch in 2021, a record, and the last planned for the year.

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/PRNewswire/ -- A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft carrying more than 6,500 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo is on its way to the...