KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory will host a science webinar to discuss upcoming investigations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission to the orbiting outpost. This webinar will showcase some of the innovative research that will be conducted in the unique environment of the space station. The webinar is slated to take place Friday, July 26 at 1 p.m. EDT.
Investigators leading projects sponsored by NASA and the ISS National Lab, including some funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), will participate in the webinar. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is slated to take flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in early August.
Davide Marotta, ISS National Lab program director for in-space biomanufacturing, and Meghan Everett, NASA’s deputy chief scientist for the International Space Station Program, will join the webinar with the following expected speakers:
The webinar will be available on Zoom for media. Members of the media who would like to participate are required to register for Zoom access no later than one hour in advance.
The public can participate by submitting their question by using #ISSNationalLab on social media before the webinar to ask questions. A recording will be available on the ISS National Lab YouTube channel shortly afterward. Additional information about ISS National Lab-sponsored projects on this mission will be made available to the media and public in the coming days.
Join us to learn more about the exciting investigations heading to the space station and how they could advance science and benefit humanity.
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About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Laboratory® allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve quality of life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the ISS are available to support non-NASA science, technology, and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space™ (CASIS™) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit our website.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CASIS accepts corporate and individual donations to help advance science in space for the benefit of humanity. For more information, visit our donations page.
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