SpaceX NASA ISS Crew-1
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NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the launch of Crew-1, which is made up of astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Once they’ve arrived at the International Space Station, the team will work in low-Earth orbit by becoming space scientists for the next six months. One investigation will be on food physiology to document the effects of dietary improvements on immune function and the gut microbiome and how those improvements can help crews adapt to spaceflight. Read more for a video and additional information.



Another cool experiment launching aboard Crew Dragon is completely student-designed, called “Genes in Space-7.” Troy High School students Finsam Samson and Yujie Wang proposed a study of neural function aboard the space station as a part of the Genes in Space competition. Their winning experiment aims to better understand how spaceflight affects brain function, and its findings will help scientists keep astronauts healthy as they prepare for long-duration missions in low-Earth orbit and beyond.

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