SpaceX CRS-16

Launch Resources

• Mission Overview

  SpaceX CRS-16 Mission Overview

  The ISS U.S. National Laboratory is enabling a new era of research in space aimed at improving life on Earth. The SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)-16 mission is slated for launch no earlier than December 4, 2018, carrying multiple ISS National Lab payloads.

  
• Video

  New ISS National Lab Research Aims to Treat Blindness

  Startup company LambdaVision is developing a retinal implant that has the capacity to treat retinal degenerative blindness, which affects millions around the world. By sending research to the ISS U.S. National Laboratory, LambdaVision seeks to improve the manufacturing process associated with this implant.

  
• Video

  Student Researchers Study Aeroponic Farming in Space

  One of the winning teams from the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge', presented by ISS National Lab and Marvel. will study aeroponic farming on our orbital laboratory. The investigation will launch to the space station via SpaceX CRS-16 mission.

  
• Press Release

  More than 20 U.S. National Laboratory Payloads Part of SpaceX’s 16th Mission to Space Station

  SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will bring approximately 300 kilograms of research and hardware facilities to the orbiting laboratory under the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory flight allocation.

  
• Article

  Microbes That Stick Together Corrode Together

  A new study launching to the ISS National Lab on SpaceX CRS-16 will address fundamental questions about biofilms. A better understanding of biofilms could improve mitigation of microbe-caused corrosion, which could lead to cost savings and help avert disasters like oil spills.

  
• Article

  Malting Barley in Microgravity

  One of the investigations on SpaceX CRS-16 is the third in a series of experiments from Budweiser focused on studying barley onboard the ISS National Lab. Barley, the fourth largest cereal grain grown in the world, is used in a variety of products—from animal feed to bread and, of course, beer.

  
• Article

  SpaceX CRS-16 is Heading to the International Space Station

  Scheduled to arrive on Saturday, the Dragon spacecraft is carrying more than 5,600 pounds of research equipment, cargo, and supplies, including more than 20 ISS National Lab-sponsored experiments

  
• Article

  Tissue Chips Take Flight

  Earlier this week, NIH Director Francis Collins shared his thoughts on human tissue chips heading to the ISS. Tissue chips, small chips containing human cells grown on an artificial scaffold to model the structure and function of human tissue, enable better disease modeling and higher-accuracy drug screening.

  
• Article

  New Student Investigations Arrive at the Space Station

  The student experiments cover a wide range of topics—from examining the ability of fungi to act as a radiation barrier to coffee’s effects on oral hygiene in space and studying genetically engineered bacteria that produce medically important proteins.

  
• Article

  Bringing Oral Hygiene to Space

  DreamUp to Space is a fun and fantastic way for all the students to practice real science and discover their own sense of wonder.

  
• Article

  Team Rocket Student Experiment In Orbit

  The ISS National Lab partnered with Marvel Entertainment for the challenge, in which students from across the U.S. submitted concepts for spaceflight experiments based on the physical characteristics of Guardians of the Galaxy characters Rocket and Groot.

  
• Article

  Setting Sights on Vision

  Nicole Wagner is the president and CEO of LambdaVision, a startup company focused on developing an innovative protein-based retinal implant capable of restoring high-resolution vision and enhancing quality of life for patients with retinal degeneration.

  
• Article

  Using Space to Help Restore Sight on Earth

  LambdaVision aims to use the microgravity environment of the ISS to improve the manufacturing process for the company’s protein-based retinal implant that is capable of restoring vision in patients with retinal degeneration.

  
• Article

  All Patched Up: Space-Based Research to Help Heal Wounds on Earth

  Tympanogen is using knowledge gained from the spaceflight experiment to continue development of their wound-healing patch for use on Earth and possibly on future long-duration spaceflight missions.

  
• Article

  ISS National Lab Projects Attract Additional Funding and Support

  Startup Orbit Fab received a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation program America's Seed Fund to test its satellite docking system.

  
• Article

  LambdaVision Receives $5 Million Award From NASA for Additional ISS Research

  LambdaVision conducted an ISS National Lab-sponsored investigation to advance development of a retinal implant that restores vision to patients with retinal degeneration.

  
• Article

  From a Dream to Virtual Reality: The ISS Experience

  TIME, in collaboration with Felix & Paul Studios, seeks to capture the unique experience of living in space for viewers back on Earth through a virtual reality series currently being filmed onboard the ISS.