SpaceX all set for Monday launch
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is going to take place on Monday and the Dragon resupply spacecraft is filled with research equipment.
An array of supplies is meant to help astronauts perform experiments while in space. NASA Astronaut and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are human health study subjects as part of their one-year mission living at the International Space Station (ISS).
It is hoped that scientists will able to better understand humans handle long-duration spaceflight from them. The Fluid Shifts Study will take help of Kelly and Kornienko in order to watch the shifting position of bodily fluids.
According to a recent Atlantic story, there are adjustable eyeglasses at the ISS and some time they are required on Earth, because some astronauts slowly get farsighted after staying for long duration in orbit.
It is expected that scientists will able to find a method to avoid change in vision for astronauts with the help of the Fluid Shifts Study. There is a possibility that the findings will help develop treatments for people on Earth restricted to bed rest or with brain swelling. There is also an espresso maker for the crew members to make coffee and other hot beverages, but it also an experiment.
As part of the Capillary Beverage study, the crew is going to try out new cups. They are planned and designed to mimic the role of gravity and it might be an enhancement to drinking out of a pouch with a straw all the time. There is a possibility that the ISSpresso can lead to new brewing ways on Earth. This will be the sixth SpaceX resupply delivery mission to the Space Station.