SpaceX CRS-16: Science payload onboard Dragon spacecraft

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Channel: SciNews · 2018 · Science & Technology

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 4 December 2018, at 18:38 UTC (13:38 EST). The cargo Dragon spacecraft will be loaded with supplies, equipment and scientific research for the crew aboard the International Space Station. Among the experiments: Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3), Molecular Muscle investigation, Growth of Large, Perfect Protein Crystals for Neutron Crystallography (Perfect Crystals), SlingShot cost-effective commercial satellite deployment system, MARVEL ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Space Station Challenge.

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