(AGENPARL) – mer 02 novembre 2022 November 02, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY M22-162
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Experiments
[Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is shown initializing the BioNutirents investigation by hydrating the growth packets onboard the International Space Station (ISS).](https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/david_saint_jacques_csa.jpg)
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is shown initializing the BioNutirents investigation by hydrating the growth packets onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Credits: NASA
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
SpaceX is targeting Friday, Nov. 18, to launch its Dragon cargo spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
One of the payloads aboard the cargo flight is the [Moon Microscope](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8821) kit for in-flight medical diagnosis that includes a portable handheld microscope and a small self-contained blood sample staining device. This will allow astronauts to collect and stain a blood sample, obtain images with the microscope, and transmit images to the ground, where flight surgeons will use them to diagnose illnesses and prescribe treatments.
Teleconference participants include:
– Kirt Costello, NASA’s chief scientist for the International Space Station Program Research Office, who will provide an overview of the research and technology launching aboard the Dragon spacecrafts
– Gioia Massa, NASA’s space crop production scientist and principal investigator for the [Veg-05](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7443) study
– Matt Mickle, Boeing’s developmental projects senior manager, who will discuss International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays ([iROSA](https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/the-power-of-the-stations-new-solar-arrays))
– Timothy Macaulay, CIPHER vestibular health study lead, an experiment which will use the newly launching Falcon Goggles tool
– Mayra Nelman-Gonzalez, immunologist in NASA’s Johnson Space Center’s Immunology and Virology Laboratory and co-investigator for the [Moon Microscope](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8821) technology demonstration
– John A. Hogan, chief of the bioengineering branch at NASA’s Ames Research Center and principal investigator for the [BioNutrients-2](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8521) experiment
– A representative for the [Extrusion](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8910) study sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory
Cargo resupply by U.S. companies significantly increases NASA’s ability to conduct more investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory. Those investigations lead to new technologies, medical treatments, and products that improve life on Earth. Other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions can also conduct microgravity research through our partnership with the ISS National Laboratory.
Humans have occupied the space station continuously since November 2000. In that time, 263 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbital outpost. It remains the springboard to NASA’s next great leap in exploration, including future missions to the Moon under Artemis and eventually Mars.
Members of the public can attend the launch virtually and receive mission updates. To participate, members of the public can [register](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/virtualguest/) to stay up to date on mission information, mission highlights, and interaction opportunities.
For launch countdown coverage, NASA’s launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/spacex
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Press Contacts
Kiana Raines
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
Leah Cheshier / Sandra Jones
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111