@nasa : It's launch day for our International Space Station (@ISS) cargo resupply flight. The weather forecast continue to predict a 60 percent of favorable conditions for today's launch. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for 4:33 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft will be filled with more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support about 40 of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 43 and 44. Science payloads will study new ways to possibly counteract the microgravity-induced cell damage seen during spaceflight, the effects of microgravity on the most common cells in bones, gather new insight that could lead to treatments for osteoporosis and muscle wasting conditions, continue studies into astronaut vision changes and test a new material that could one day be used as a synthetic muscle for robotics explorers of the future. Also making the trip will be a new espresso machine for space station crews. After five weeks at the space station, the spacecraft will return with more than 3,000 pounds of cargo, including crew supplies, hardware and computer resources, science experiments, space station hardware, and trash. Image Credit: NASA #nasa #iss #isscargo #space #spacestation #spacex #launch #science #technology
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