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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:30 p.m. EDT, carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft. On its 14th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, Dragon will deliver supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research to the space station

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SpaceX CRS-14

The 14th Commercial Resupply Services (awarded by NASA) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by SpaceX is targeted for launch no earlier than 4:30 p.m. EDT on April 2. These payloads represent a diverse combination of science, technology, and the validation of new facilities that will contribute to greater research capacity in the future. Additionally, multiple investigations will launch to station focused on inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Mission: SpaceX CRS-14

Launch date: Monday, April 2, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. EDT

Location: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida

Launch Resources

  • Press Release

    U.S. National Laboratory Research Geared for SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services Mission to the Space Station

    Payloads sponsored by the ISS National Lab represent a combination of science, technology, and the validation of new facilities that will contribute to research capacity in the future.

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:30 p.m. EDT, carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft. On its 14th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, Dragon will deliver supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research to the space station.
  • Video

    ISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-14 Science Overview

    The SpaceX CRS-14 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station will carry over 20 separate payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory to the orbital outpost.

  • Video

    ISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-14 Research Spotlight: Alpha Space

    The Materials International Space Station Experiments Flight Facility, developed by Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, will provide a permanent commercially available materials science and component testing platform on the ISS.

  • Video

    ISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-14 Research Spotlight: 490 BioTech

    490 BioTech will use the microgravity environment on the ISS National Lab to test a novel bioluminescent assay tool kit that may significantly reduce the failure rate of drug discovery efforts.

  • Article

    Science-Heavy SpaceX Dragon Headed to Space Station

    Heading into space will be a wide variety of ground-breaking science destined for the ISS National Lab that will not only advance space exploration, but will have benefits here on Earth as well.

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  • Article

    Predicting the Lifespan of Materials in Space

    The upcoming SpaceX resupply mission will launch 138 different material samples to the ISS to be part of the first mission to use the space station’s new external materials testing platform, the the ISS National Lab-sponsored MISSE-Flight Facility.

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  • Article

    Applying Gravity in Microgravity Through the Techshot MVP

    The latest Techshot facility will be part of the flight manifest on the upcoming SpaceX cargo resupply mission. Techshot’s Multi-use Variable-gravity Platform (MVP) will provide a research facility with artificial gravity on the space station.

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  • Article

    Producing Gravity in Microgravity

    Investigators can use the Multi-use Variable-gravity Platform for research involving a wide variety of samples, including cultured cells, protein crystals, plants, tissue chips, fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), flatworms, and fish.

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  • Article

    Dragon Makes a Splash

    The SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived back to Earth on Saturday, concluding the company’s 14th ISS resupply mission and returning 4,000 pounds of cargo, including samples and data from several ISS National Lab projects.

    The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship was gripped by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on April 27, 2018 in preparation for its detachment from the Harmony module and its release back to Earth for splashdown and retrieval in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Article

    Withstanding the Harsh Conditions of Space

    In an episode of NASA JSC's “Houston We Have a Podcast”, Alpha Space Program Manager Wesley Gordon spoke about the MISSE Flight Facility and how it’s advancing technology and materials.

    The Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) Flight Facility on the exterior of the space station exposes materials to the harsh environment of space.

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