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The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle is poised to launch its 12th cargo resupply mission to the ISS no earlier than August 13th, 2017 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A carrying more than 20 ISS National Laboratory payloads to conduct research across a variety of areas aimed at improving life on Earth.
Mission: SpaceX CRS-12
Launch date: Thursday, August 14, 2017 at 12:31 p.m. EDT
Location: NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, Florida
Payloads include research on Parkinson’s disease, new anti-bacterial compounds, new approaches to treating blood pressure, and pioneering new advances in the use of stem cells for repairing damage from disease.
The SpaceX CRS-12 mission will carry more than 20 ISS National Lab experiments to the International Space Station ranging from research on Parkinson's disease, DNA science to many others.
The University of Texas Medical Branch will be sending human lung tissue to the ISS National Lab to better understand how lung tissue functions in microgravity in preparation for long-term spaceflight.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is sending an experiment to the ISS National Lab to investigate the LRRK2 protein, a key target in identifying the makeup of Parkinson's disease.
If you’re a researcher with an experiment going up to the ISS, the days prior to launch are filled with excitement, and the upcoming SpaceX rocket launch is no exception!
Just days prior to launch, the Kennedy Space Center complex is filled with new faces as researchers, implementation partners, and Boy Scouts make last-minute preparations for launch.
Designed by Lucasfilm, Ltd., the 2017 ISS National Lab mission patch features the Millennium Falcon, Death Star, and three popular droids from the Star Wars™ movie franchise.
