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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station April 20, delivering almost 5000 pounds of scientific experiments and supplies for ...

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Merck among NASA Cargo Launching to Space Station

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When the SpaceX-3 cargo resupply mission launched to the International Space StationApril 14, an experiment designed by Merck Research Laboratories ofKenilworth, N.J., was among the cargo headed to space.

The experiment, located inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, arrived at the orbiting outpost yesterday morning at10:06 a.m. EDT.

The experiment, Microgravity Growth of Antibody Crystals in the Hand Held High Density Protein Crystal Growth Hardware (HDPCG), focuses on the crystallization of a human monoclonal antibody, a specialized type of protein made by immune cells that can bind to target cells or other proteins to perform a specific task. The monoclonal antibody in this investigation is under investigation for the treatment of human diseases, and crystallizing it may help the pharmaceutical industry determine its physical structure, which could lead to new drugs.

SpaceX-3 is NASA's third contracted resupply mission to the space station by U.S. company SpaceX ofHawthorne, Calif.SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched atop the company's Falcon rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station inFloridaat4:58 p.m. EDT.

SpaceX developed its Dragon capsule, the only cargo spacecraft currently servicing the space station with the capability to return cargo back to Earth, with NASA and now successfully has completed three missions to the orbiting outpost. Expedition 39 crew members captured the SpaceX-3 Dragon using the station's robotic arm at7 a.m. Wednesday, April 16. The capsule is scheduled to remain attached to the station unitMay 18. It then will return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coastCalifornia. It will return samples from scientific investigations currently underway aboard the space station.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. The space station has had continuous human occupation sinceNovember 2000. In that time it has been visited by more than 200 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future missions to an asteroid and Mars.

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Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute among NASA Cargo Launching to Space Station

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When the SpaceX-3 cargo resupply mission launched to the International Space StationApril 18, an experiment designed by the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute ofBuffalo, N.Y., was among the cargo headed to space.

The experiment, located inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, arrived at the orbiting outpost yesterday morning at10:06 a.m. EDT.

The experiment, Exploiting On-orbit Crystal properties for Structural Studies of Medically and Economically Important Targets (On-Orbit Crystals), uses the microgravity environment of space to grow protein crystals of four different proteins. The proteins in this investigation are linked to breast cancer, skin cancer, prion disease and oxidative stress, the latter of which is implicated in many forms of cancer and neurological disorders.

SpaceX-3 is NASA's third contracted resupply mission to the space station by U.S. company SpaceX ofHawthorne, Calif.SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched atop the company's Falcon rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station inFloridaat4:58 p.m. EDT.

SpaceX developed its Dragon capsule, the only cargo spacecraft currently servicing the space station with the capability to return cargo back to Earth, with NASA and now successfully has completed three missions to the orbiting outpost. Expedition 39 crew members captured the SpaceX-3 Dragon using the station's robotic arm at7 a.m. Wednesday, April 16. The capsule is scheduled to remain attached to the station unitMay 18. It then will return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coastCalifornia. It will return samples from scientific investigations currently underway aboard the space station.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. The space station has had continuous human occupation sinceNovember 2000. In that time it has been visited by more than 200 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future missions to an asteroid and Mars.

For more information about the SpaceX-3 mission and the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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SpaceX Cargo Ship Delivers Easter Goodies to Space Station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Space station astronauts got a special Easter treat: a cargo ship full of supplies.

The shipment arrived Sunday morning via a Dragon instead of a bunny.

"Gentlemen, the Easter Dragon is knocking at the door," NASA's Mission Control said as the capsule was bolted into place.

The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is secured to the end of the International Space Station's robotic arm on Sunday.

The commercial SpaceX cargo ship, which is called the Dragon, spent two days chasing the International Space Station following its launch from Cape Canaveral. Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata snared the capsule with the station's robotic arm 260 miles above Egypt. Then the Dragon was pulled in and secured to one of the station's docking ports.

More than 2 tons of food, spacewalking gear and experiments fill the Dragon, including mating fruit flies, a little veggie hothouse and legs for the station's resident robot. NASA also packed family care packages for the six spacemen.

On Wednesday, the stakes will be even higher when the two Americans on board conduct a spacewalk to replace a dead computer. NASA wants a reliable backup in place as soon as possible, even though the primary computer is working fine. The backup failed April 11.

After it was snared by the robotic arm, the Dragon spacecraft was pulled in and attached to a docking port on the International Space Station.

The Dragon capsule will remain attached until mid-May. It will be filled with science samples including the flies for return to Earth.

In the wake of the space shuttle fleet's 2011 retirement, NASA is paying California-based SpaceX and Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. a total of $3.5 billion to resupply the orbiting lab. This was the fourth station delivery for SpaceX. Russian, Japanese and European spacecraft also make deliveries.

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SpaceX Launches Cargo Mission to Space Station, Reusable Rocket Test | Video – Video

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The Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 18th, 2014. Its first stage has retractable legs...

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Robonaut: A robot assistant for space station astronauts

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On Easter Sunday, SpaceX will deliver a pair of legs to 'Robonaut.' This is the next big step in NASA's quest to develop robotic helpers for astronauts. With legs, the 8-foot Robonaut will be able to do chores for the human crew on the International Space Station.

Robonaut, the first out-of-this-world humanoid, is finally getting its space legs.

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For three years, Robonaut has had to manage from the waist up. This new pair of legs means the experimental robot now stuck on a pedestal is going mobile at the International Space Station.

"Legs are going to really kind of open up the robot's horizons," said Robert Ambrose from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

It's the next big step in NASA's quest to develop robotic helpers for astronauts. With legs, the 8-foot Robonaut will be able to climb throughout the 260-mile-high outpost, performing mundane cleaning chores and fetching things for the human crew.

The robot's gangly, contortionist-bending legs are packed aboard a SpaceX supply ship that launched Friday, more than a month late. It was the private company's fourth shipment to the space station for NASA and is due to arrive Easter Sunday morning.

Robonaut 2 R2 for short has been counting down the days.

"Legs are on the way!" read a message Friday on its Twitter account, @AstroRobonaut. (OK, so it's actually a Johnson Space Center spokesman who's doing the tweeting.)

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