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The updated crew Dragon spaceship splashed down at 01:30 GMT this morning  It contains a number of scientific experiments and a case of Bordeaux wine  Previous Dragons splashed down in the Pacific but this is the first Atlantic drop   This is the first time science experiments from the ISS have gone through Kennedy Space Center in Florida since the end of the space shuttle operations

Jan 11, 2021 By capsule, helicopter, boat, plane, and car, space station science experiments are about to make a first of a kind journey back to researchers on Earth. Today (11 January), the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21 st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission for NASA undocks from the International Space Station, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida about 12 hours later. This upgraded Dragon transports significantly more science back to ...

Bad weather on Earth delays SpaceX Dragons return from space station Space 1/11/2021 Elizabeth Howell © Provided by Space SpaceXs CRS-21 Cargo Dragon is seen docked to a port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station. Its planned return to Earth on Jan. 11, 2021 was delayed by bad weather at its Atlantic Ocean splashdown site. Poor weather on Earth forced a SpaceX supply ship to wave off the opportunity to make the first successful autonomous undocking from t...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020 Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020. Following a day off on Christmas, the Expedition 64 crew went into the weekend with a variety of space biology to help researchers gain therapeutic insights not possible on Earth. Long-term exposure to microgravity affects organisms adapted to living on Earth in many ways. That same weightless phenomena also reveals unique physical properties ...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 24 December, 2020 - Christmas Break Tomorrow Status Report - Source: NASA Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Shannon Walker unpacks spacewalk hardware. Today the crew worked on the following: AstroPi, Food Acceptability, FOP sample exchange, ISS Experience, JAXA video take, Rodent Research, Standard Measures, SoundSee stow, Veggie Monitor. Tomorrow the crew has the day off to celebrate Christmas. Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew performed a periodic ...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 22 December, 2020 - Physics Phenomena Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 22 December, 2020 - Physics Phenomena. The seven-member Expedition 64 crew, consisting of five astronauts and two cosmonauts, will spend the rest of the year conducting valuable space research aboard the International Space Station. Tuesdays slate of science investigations explored a range of space biology and physics phenomena to benefit hum...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 23 December, 2020 - Space Biology Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 23 December, 2020 - Space Biology. The seven Expedition 64 residents living aboard the International Space Station will be going into the Christmas holiday focusing intensely on space biology. The entire crew will be off duty on Christmas day relaxing following an increased pace of microgravity research. Rodent research will be the highlight thro...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 December, 2020 - Exploring Heart Cells, Muscles Status Report - Source: SpaceRef Space biology was the dominant research theme aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 64 crew explored heart cells, muscles and more to understand how microgravity impacts the human body. The Cardinal Heart study has been under way all week with the crew observing engineered heart tissue samples through a microscope in Japans Kibo laboratory m...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 December, 2020 Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 December, 2020. Today: Payloads - JAXA Low Temp PCG: The crew retrieved the Low Temp PCG Sample from cold stowage and initiated protein crystal growth with historical documentation of the sample condition. The PCG Sample was re-inserted back into cold stowage. The objective of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Low Temperature Protein Crystallization Grow...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 15 December, 2020 - Microgravity and the Heart Status Report - Source: SpaceRef Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover reviews research procedures on a computer. The Expedition 64 crew continues exploring how microgravity affects the heart to improve health for humans on and off the Earth. Northrop Grumman has booked its next Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station for early next year. NASA Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and...