1 00:00:00,490 --> 00:00:05,190 [Music] 2 00:00:09,350 --> 00:00:06,869 welcome to space to ground i'm schnick 3 00:00:11,350 --> 00:00:09,360 wolverine nasa and spacex are preparing 4 00:00:13,430 --> 00:00:11,360 for the fifth crew rotation mission of 5 00:00:15,110 --> 00:00:13,440 the company's human space transportation 6 00:00:18,230 --> 00:00:15,120 system to the international space 7 00:00:20,070 --> 00:00:18,240 station nasa's spacex crew 5 mission is 8 00:00:22,310 --> 00:00:20,080 targeted to launch no earlier than 9 00:00:24,310 --> 00:00:22,320 september 29th to the microgravity 10 00:00:26,790 --> 00:00:24,320 laboratory for a science expedition 11 00:00:29,349 --> 00:00:26,800 mission with nasa astronauts nicole mann 12 00:00:31,669 --> 00:00:29,359 and josh casada jaxa astronaut koichi 13 00:00:34,069 --> 00:00:31,679 wakata and rus cosmo's cosmonaut anna 14 00:00:37,430 --> 00:00:34,079 kikena you can follow the flight on nasa 15 00:00:39,350 --> 00:00:37,440 tv nasa.gov and the nasa app 16 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:39,360 science doesn't just happen inside the 17 00:00:44,549 --> 00:00:42,320 space station but on the outside as well 18 00:00:46,470 --> 00:00:44,559 one example is the missy ff platform 19 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:46,480 that allows researchers the opportunity 20 00:00:50,549 --> 00:00:48,320 to expose materials to the harsh 21 00:00:52,630 --> 00:00:50,559 environment of space this week nasa 22 00:00:55,029 --> 00:00:52,640 astronaut chell lingard installed missy 23 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:55,039 16 science carriers onto the japanese 24 00:00:58,950 --> 00:00:57,440 experiment modules airlock slide table 25 00:01:01,750 --> 00:00:58,960 from which they will be robotically 26 00:01:03,510 --> 00:01:01,760 grappled and installed on missy ff 27 00:01:05,590 --> 00:01:03,520 these containers hold a variety of 28 00:01:07,830 --> 00:01:05,600 samples from an electric textile that 29 00:01:09,670 --> 00:01:07,840 tests fabric sensors to solar cell 30 00:01:11,350 --> 00:01:09,680 material to see how radiation 31 00:01:13,190 --> 00:01:11,360 temperature and vacuum impact 32 00:01:15,030 --> 00:01:13,200 performance what we learned could 33 00:01:17,030 --> 00:01:15,040 support development of better materials 34 00:01:18,789 --> 00:01:17,040 for use on future space exploration 35 00:01:20,310 --> 00:01:18,799 missions 36 00:01:22,310 --> 00:01:20,320 and while much of space station's 37 00:01:24,469 --> 00:01:22,320 research is helping propel us further 38 00:01:26,550 --> 00:01:24,479 into deep space it also has many 39 00:01:28,390 --> 00:01:26,560 benefits for those of us back on our 40 00:01:30,630 --> 00:01:28,400 home planet 41 00:01:32,550 --> 00:01:30,640 the 2022 benefits for humanity 42 00:01:34,550 --> 00:01:32,560 publication was released this week 43 00:01:36,870 --> 00:01:34,560 highlighting ways in which space station 44 00:01:39,109 --> 00:01:36,880 research has impacted life on earth 45 00:01:40,710 --> 00:01:39,119 learn how a tool used to study neutron 46 00:01:42,710 --> 00:01:40,720 stars from the space station has 47 00:01:45,030 --> 00:01:42,720 contributed technology improvements for 48 00:01:47,109 --> 00:01:45,040 cat scans here on earth and what company 49 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:47,119 has recently secured three patents for 50 00:01:50,789 --> 00:01:49,119 household products based on science they 51 00:01:52,550 --> 00:01:50,799 conducted in space 52 00:01:54,389 --> 00:01:52,560 check out these stories and more by 53 00:01:57,109 --> 00:01:54,399 visiting nasa.gov 54 00:01:59,270 --> 00:01:57,119 station benefits or follow at iss 55 00:02:00,469 --> 00:01:59,280 underscore research on twitter for more 56 00:02:02,550 --> 00:02:00,479 updates 57 00:02:04,550 --> 00:02:02,560 that's all for today on space to ground 58 00:02:05,910 --> 00:02:04,560 thanks so much for watching you can 59 00:02:08,309 --> 00:02:05,920 watch the international space station 60 00:02:10,469 --> 00:02:08,319 pass overhead in the night sky find out 61 00:02:13,350 --> 00:02:10,479 when it will fly over your area by going 62 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:13,360 to spottystation.nasa.gov