What Happened
International Space Station Receives Fresh Produce and New Research Equipment
The International Space Station has received a shipment of fresh food, including fruits and vegetables, courtesy of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. The delivery also included over 2,300 pounds of new research hardware and science experiments, such as an advanced exercise system and eye-imaging hardware. The space station crew will use these resources to conduct research on blood stem cells, astronaut gut health, and other topics. This development was reported by NASA.