1 00:00:00,490 --> 00:00:04,950 [Music] 2 00:00:08,390 --> 00:00:06,470 welcome to space to ground i'm chelsea 3 00:00:11,030 --> 00:00:08,400 ballarte fireworks weren't the only 4 00:00:13,030 --> 00:00:11,040 lights in the sky this july a spacex 5 00:00:14,470 --> 00:00:13,040 cargo dragon spacecraft has launched and 6 00:00:17,349 --> 00:00:14,480 is making its way to the international 7 00:00:19,429 --> 00:00:17,359 space station 8 00:00:21,029 --> 00:00:19,439 spacex's 25th commercial resupply 9 00:00:24,150 --> 00:00:21,039 services mission launched off the coast 10 00:00:26,550 --> 00:00:24,160 of florida at 8 44 pm eastern on july 11 00:00:28,390 --> 00:00:26,560 14th our cargo dragon spacecraft is 12 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:28,400 carrying dozens of new experiments to 13 00:00:32,310 --> 00:00:30,400 the orbiting laboratory we're sending 14 00:00:34,549 --> 00:00:32,320 immune cells to seek new methods to 15 00:00:35,990 --> 00:00:34,559 treat immune system aging an imaging 16 00:00:38,389 --> 00:00:36,000 spectrometer that will measure the 17 00:00:40,150 --> 00:00:38,399 effects of mineral dust on our planet 18 00:00:41,910 --> 00:00:40,160 and a student gene experiment that could 19 00:00:44,310 --> 00:00:41,920 lay the foundation for downstream 20 00:00:46,229 --> 00:00:44,320 applications of biosensors for space 21 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:46,239 exploration and resource limited 22 00:00:50,229 --> 00:00:48,320 settings on earth another experiment 23 00:00:52,630 --> 00:00:50,239 hitching a ride on the station is beaver 24 00:00:55,189 --> 00:00:52,640 cube a small satellite expected to take 25 00:00:57,750 --> 00:00:55,199 color images of the oceans and thermal 26 00:00:59,349 --> 00:00:57,760 images of cloud tops collecting data on 27 00:01:00,950 --> 00:00:59,359 the temperatures of both could help 28 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:00,960 scientists learn more about earth's 29 00:01:04,710 --> 00:01:03,039 climate and weather the spacecraft is 30 00:01:07,350 --> 00:01:04,720 set to arrive at the space station on 31 00:01:09,750 --> 00:01:07,360 july 16th it's expected to dock around 32 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:09,760 11 20 a.m eastern but will be live in 33 00:01:13,270 --> 00:01:11,520 mission control following the operation 34 00:01:15,830 --> 00:01:13,280 starting at 10. be sure to catch the 35 00:01:17,429 --> 00:01:15,840 autonomous docking on nasa tv your nasa 36 00:01:18,630 --> 00:01:17,439 app or follow the mission on social 37 00:01:20,469 --> 00:01:18,640 media 38 00:01:22,149 --> 00:01:20,479 if anyone were to go dumpster diving 39 00:01:24,230 --> 00:01:22,159 aboard the international space station 40 00:01:26,950 --> 00:01:24,240 they might find items like packing 41 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:26,960 material dirty clothes office supplies 42 00:01:31,590 --> 00:01:29,200 and hygiene products that's exactly what 43 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:31,600 made up the 172 pounds of trash 44 00:01:35,270 --> 00:01:33,520 eliminated during a test 45 00:01:37,109 --> 00:01:35,280 last week our partners at nano racks 46 00:01:39,190 --> 00:01:37,119 tried out a new method of taking out the 47 00:01:41,510 --> 00:01:39,200 trash and it was the first open closed 48 00:01:43,429 --> 00:01:41,520 cycle of the bishop airlock the process 49 00:01:45,109 --> 00:01:43,439 is simple the astronauts fill the waste 50 00:01:47,030 --> 00:01:45,119 container and the trash bag is released 51 00:01:48,950 --> 00:01:47,040 to burn up in earth's atmosphere the 52 00:01:50,469 --> 00:01:48,960 empty container is then remounted ready 53 00:01:51,910 --> 00:01:50,479 for more 54 00:01:53,510 --> 00:01:51,920 even though the astronauts are busy 55 00:01:55,670 --> 00:01:53,520 getting ready for their upcoming cargo 56 00:01:57,749 --> 00:01:55,680 delivery they still made time to catch a 57 00:02:00,469 --> 00:01:57,759 glimpse of the first images of the james 58 00:02:02,389 --> 00:02:00,479 webb space telescope nasa astronauts 59 00:02:04,149 --> 00:02:02,399 chell lindgren bob hines and jessica 60 00:02:06,630 --> 00:02:04,159 watkins took to twitter to share their 61 00:02:08,869 --> 00:02:06,640 excitement lindgren said it best they're 62 00:02:10,389 --> 00:02:08,879 absolutely breathtaking 63 00:02:12,150 --> 00:02:10,399 that's all for today on space to ground 64 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:12,160 thanks so much for watching see you next