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[H3] Charting the Microbial Map: What Astronauts Leave Behind
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The International Space Station (ISS) and its unique environment enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. The ISS National Laboratory provides researchers with access to a permanent microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit(Abbreviation: LEO) The orbit around the Earth that extends up to an altitude of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Earth’s surface. The International Space Station’s orbit is in LEO, at an altitude of approximately 250 miles., and the extreme and varied conditions of space.
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Novel research investigations, technology demonstrations, science projects, and much more are slated to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) throughout each calendar year. Learn about the commercial resupply missions and the ISS National Laboratory payloads onboard.
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34
Launch date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 7:16 p.m. EDTLocation: Space Launch Complex 40 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24
Launch date: NET Wednesday, April 8, 2026Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12
Launch date: NET Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5:15am ESTLocation: Launch Complex 40A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[H3] NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-23
Launch date: Sunday, September 14 at 6:11 p.m. EDTLocation: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33
Launch date: Monday, August 24, 2025 at 2:45 a.m. EDTLocation: Space Launch Complex 40 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11
Launch date: NET Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 12:09pm EDTLocation: Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] Axiom Mission 4
Launch date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:31 a.m. EDTLocation: Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32
Launch date: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:15 a.m. EDTLocation: Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10
Launch date: Friday, March 14, 2025, at 7:03pm EDTLocation: Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31
Launch date: Monday, November 4, 2024 at 9:29 p.m. ESTLocation: Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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[H3] NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-21
Launch date: Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 11:02 a.m. EDTLocation: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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[H3] NASA’s SpaceX CRS-30
Launch date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 4:55 p.m. EDTLocation: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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