NASA will host a media teleconference at 10
a.m. EDT Friday, May 26, to discuss select science investigations launching
on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space
Station.
SpaceX is targeting June 1 for the launch
of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Participants in the briefing will be:
·
Zaven
Arzoumanian, for Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER),
will discuss an instrument that will measure neutron stars and test, for the
first time in space, technology that uses pulsars as navigation beacons
·
Miriam
Sargusingh, project lead for Capillary
Structures for Exploration Life Support, will discuss an investigation
into the structures of specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures for
water recycling and carbon dioxide removal, benefiting future efforts to
design lightweight, more reliable life support systems for future space
missions.
·
Jeremy
Banik, principal investigator for Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA),
will discuss an investigation to test the deployment and retraction of a new
type of solar panel that rolls open in space like a tape measure and is more
compact than current rigid panel designs
·
Paul
Galloway, program manager for Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES),
will discuss an Earth-viewing imaging platform created by Teledyne Brown that
will house high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers.
·
Karen
Ocorr, will discuss Fruit
Fly Lab-02, an investigation using fruit flies as a model organism to
better understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for the adverse
effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity on the human heart.
·
Dr.
Chia Soo, principal investigator for Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for
Osteoporosis (Rodent
Research-5), will discuss an investigation to test a new drug that can
both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving health for crew
members in orbit and people on Earth.
To participate in the teleconference, media
must contact Kathryn Hambleton at 202-358-1100 or kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov by 5
p.m. Thursday, May 25, for dial-in information.
Audio of the teleconference will be
streamed live online at:
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will carry crew
supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to
support the Expedition 52 and 53 crews for the eleventh contracted
mission by SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.
For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit: |
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