Northrop Grumman Cygnus Pizza International Space Station NASA
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched from Virginia’s eastern shore Tuesday, and when it reached the International Space Station on Thursday, there was quite a few delicious treats for the astronauts. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, there was a pizza kit, along with a variety of cheeses for the seven station astronauts. On the technical side of things, it also transported a mounting bracket for solar wings, an infrared-detecting device, and experiment materials.



One of the most exciting things to arrive in the 8,200-opund shipment at the ISS was material simulating moon dust and dirt that will be used to fabricate things with the space station’s 3D printer as well as a slime mold for a French educational experiment called Blob. The latter enables students aged 10 to 18 to study a naturally-occurring slime mold, Physarum polycephalum, that is capable of basic forms of learning and adaptation.

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