"Experiments aboard the Dragon capsule include studies of the immune system, wound healing, soil communities, and cell-free biomarkers," said NASA via its official blog post.
The international space union added that there would also be Earth dust composition mapping, as well as alternative concrete testings.
SpaceX CRS-25 Cargo Mission
According to Space.Com's latest report, SpaceX's CRS-25 cargo mission will launch this June 10. The space company of Elon Musk will use its Falcon 9 rocket to send the Dragon capsule to the large orbiting laboratory.
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SpaceX will use Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to send its Falcon 9 spacecraft into outer space. On the other hand, here are the experiments that the new CRS-25 cargo mission will bring to the International Space Station:
- Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)
- Immunosenescence investigation
- ESA's Suture In Space investigation
- NASA Division of Biological and Physical Sciences' DynaMoS experiment
- ISS National Lab's Genes in Space-9 investigation
These are just some of the activities once SpaceX's Dragon capsule reaches ISS. You can visit this link to see their exact details.
More SpaceX Missions To Help NASA
Recently, NASA announced a new contract with SpaceX that will allow it to take advantage of more space missions from the independent agency.
The international space union will be able to use five more space launches by SpaceX. Since this is launching rockets to space is quite expensive, NASA needs to pay around an increase in its $3.5 billion contracts.
This just shows that SpaceX is growing further in the space industry. But, it still has a lot of things to do, especially since there are some issues it needs to address.
In May, experts warned that SpaceX's South Texas expansion could endanger shorebirds.
Meanwhile, the 12th SpaceX Falcon 9 mission recently happened.
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