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NASA's SpaceX Cargo Resupply Mission 21

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    Teams Work Overnight to Return Time-Sensitive Cargo From Space

    From space to the Cardinal Heart team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility, critical science was returned in less than six hours from splashdown to the hands of researchers who are studying the effects of gravitational force changes on cardiovascular cells using engineered heart tissues.

    Within hours of the Dragon capsule’s return to Earth, teams from NASA and SpaceX worked to return time-sensitive science investigations directly from space to the hands of researchers, who will spend the next few days conducting final research, tests, and checkouts. Dragon, loaded with 4,400 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International …

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