1 00:00:00,166 --> 00:00:03,269 WHY ARE WE SENDING IMMUNE CELLS 2 00:00:03,269 --> 00:00:05,638 AN IMAGING SPECTROMETER 3 00:00:05,638 --> 00:00:08,908 AND LIVING TISSUE TO SPACE? 4 00:00:09,709 --> 00:00:15,548 DOZENS OF NEW EXPERIMENTS WILL SOON ARRIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 5 00:00:15,548 --> 00:00:20,920 FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY AND FUTURE MISSIONS TO SPACE 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:26,893 LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON BOARD THE 25TH SPACEX CARGO MISSION 7 00:00:26,893 --> 00:00:29,062 Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) 8 00:00:29,062 --> 00:00:34,100 EMIT will assess the heating and cooling effects of mineral dust in the Earth’s atmosphere 9 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:39,739 and measure mineral composition of Earth’s dust source regions. 10 00:00:39,739 --> 00:00:42,008 Biopolymer Research for In-Situ Capabilities 11 00:00:42,008 --> 00:00:46,112 Students will test a novel process for building 12 00:00:46,112 --> 00:00:51,818 structures in space and on Earth using local resources. 13 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:53,887 DynaMoS 14 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:58,491 Researchers will compare the interactions of a group of soil microorganisms on station and on Earth. 15 00:00:58,491 --> 00:01:03,963 Findings could influence the design of future life-support systems. 16 00:01:03,963 --> 00:01:06,299 BeaverCube 17 00:01:06,299 --> 00:01:11,037 This CubeSat will use cameras to take color images of Earth’s oceans 18 00:01:11,037 --> 00:01:15,975 and detect the temperature of cloud tops and the ocean surface. 19 00:01:15,975 --> 00:01:17,944 Immunosenescence 20 00:01:17,944 --> 00:01:23,116 Scientists will study immune cells in microgravity to uncover new methods to treat 21 00:01:23,116 --> 00:01:28,054 immune system aging and protect astronauts. 22 00:01:28,054 --> 00:01:30,190 Genes in Space-9 23 00:01:30,190 --> 00:01:35,028 A student DNA experiment will seek to validate the use of biosensors 24 00:01:35,028 --> 00:01:40,366 as a simple tool for medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. 25 00:01:41,434 --> 00:01:45,371 THESE EXPERIMENTS WILL JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS 26 00:01:45,371 --> 00:01:48,842 ABOARD THE ORBITING LABORATORY.