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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M KATHRYN
CLAYTON.

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THIS WEEK A CARGO VEHICLE DEPARTS AND BEGINS
ITS SECOND MISSION,

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WHILE ANOTHER CARGO VEHICLE PREPARES FOR LAUNCH.

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THE NORTHROP GRUMMAN CYGNUS CRS-13 DEPARTED

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON MONDAY,

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SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING ITS THREE- MONTH CARGO MISSION.

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THE CRS-13, NAMED THE “SS ROBERT H. LAWRENCE”

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IN HONOR OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN

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TO BE SELECTED AS AN ASTRONAUT,

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DELIVERED OVER 7,500 POUNDS OF SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

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AND SUPPLIES TO STATION.

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WITH ITS DEPARTURE ON MONDAY,

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IT NOT ONLY CARRIED AWAY THOUSANDS OF POUNDS

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OF TRASH BUT ALSO BEGAN A SECONDARY MISSION

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HOSTING THE SPACECRAFT FIRE SAFETY EXPERIMENT–IV

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OR SAFFIRE-IV.

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THE SAFFIRE-IV EXPERIMENT WILL INVESTIGATE

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LARGE-SCALE FLAME GROWTH AND MATERIAL COMBUSTIBILITY LIMITS

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IN THE SAFE MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED

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BY THE RECENTLY DEPARTED CYGNUS VEHICLE.

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IT IS CRITICAL FOR FUTURE HUMAN SPACECRAFTS
TO UNDERSTAND

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HOW FIRE BEHAVED IN MICROGRAVITY AND HOW DIFFERENT MATERIALS

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PROPOGATE FLAMES IN SPACE.

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THE INVESTIGATION WILL ALSO HELP INFORM

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OPERATIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR FIRE EMERGENCIES,

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ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE ASTRONAUTS

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DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXIT THE SPACECRAFT.

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THE ALWAYS BUSY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
IS PREPARING

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FOR JAXA’S H-II TRANSFER VEHICLE-9 LAUNCH
ON MAY 20TH.

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THIS WILL BE THE 9TH DELIVERY FOR HTV, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE KOUNOTORI.

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THE VEHICLE WILL CARRY OVER 6 TONS OF CARGO
TO THE ISS.

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INVESTIGATIONS AND PROVISIONS FOR THE CREW
WILL TRAVEL

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IN THE HTV-9’S PRESSURIZED LOGISTICS CARRIER

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AND ISS LITHIUM-ION BATTERY REPLACEMENT UNITS
WILL TRAVEL

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IN THE UNPRESSURIZED LOGISTICS CARRIER.

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HTV-9 WILL LAUNCH FROM JAXA’S TANEGASHIMA
SPACE CENTER.

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THE LAUNCH WILL BE COVERED ON NASA TV BEGINNING AT 1 PM EASTERN ON MAY 20TH.

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THE ENTIRE NASA TEAM IS EXCITED ABOUT

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THE UPCOMING SPACEX DEMO 2 FLIGHT TEST ON
MAY 27TH.

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NASA ASTRONAUTS BOB BEHNKEN AND DOUG HURLEY WILL LAUNCH

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FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO TEST THE
VEHICLES

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CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITIES IN ORBIT.

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NASA-TV WILL AIR THE CREW ARRIVAL NEWS CONFERENCE

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FROM KENNEDY ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH AT NOON
EASTERN

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AND THE DM-2 FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW BRIEFING
AT KSC

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ON THURSDAY, MAY 21ST AT 6:00 PM EASTERN.

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STAY TUNED TO BE A PART OF THE EXCITEMENT.