ISS Resupply Mission

A crucial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is set to launch on Saturday. The mission, NASA's 21st commercial services mission, will see a Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus spacecraft carry nearly 8,200 pounds of supplies, hardware and materials for scientific experiments to the ISS.

"...tests for water recovery technology and supplies needed for a process to produce blood and immune stem cells in microgravity. Also included in the payload are materials to study the effects of spaceflight on engineered liver tissue and microorganism DNA."

Launch Details:

• Date: Saturday, 10/1/22
• Time: 11:29 a.m. EDT
• Location: Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
• Livestream: NASA+, NASA TV, NASA app, YouTube, website

Mission Details:

• Duration: ~6 months
• Cygnus equipped with reboost capability for ISS
• Supplies for STEM demonstration on centripetal force for students

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The resupply mission, facilitated by NASA in collaboration with Northrop Grumman and SpaceX, will provide essential scientific equipment and resources for ongoing research aboard the ISS.