Published 12:49 IST, October 3rd 2020
Capsule loaded with meats, reddish seeds, cheese sent to International Space Station
Loaded aboard the 'Cygnus' S.S. Kalpana Chawla spacecraft, NASA's food delivery capsule launch to ISS comes days after its toilet installation onboard ISS.
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On October 2, a cargo ship was launched into orbit loed with an agglomeration of edibles such as meats, reddish seeds for plantation, cheeses for feasting in a food delivery to NASA’s International Station (ISS). Loed aboard 'Cygnus' S.S. Kalpana Chawla craft named after Indian origin astronaut, first woman in , food delivery capsule launch to ISS comes days after NASA installed its new toilet worth $23 million with a competent Universal Waste Manment System (UWMS).
capsule took off from Virginia coast US for ISS, which was visible to watchers in Carolinas to New England. NASA’s deputy station program manr Kenny Todd said in an AP report, “It [ cargo ship] was a spectacular launch, that created artificial dawn for a few minutes”, ding, sight was “gorgeous”. shipment, launched by rthrop Grumman that roughly weighed about 8,000-pound (3,600-kilogram) was expected to reach ISS by October 5, he informed.
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cargo was fitted with a virtual reality 360-degree camera, that would be used by astronauts for shoots of outdoor walk and cinematic view of delivery. With X’s second manned mission launch scheduled for October 31, ISS populace is expected to swell, and with that, fresh food supply, sources to Associated Press ncy confirmed in report.
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“It is actually a transition from basic plant biology in to a production system” that could benefit moon and Mars explorers,” experiment le and a biology professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Karl Hasenstein was quoted saying in AP’s report.
Gea salami, tomatoes, oranges on ISS
Meanwhile, some of delicacies listed by astronauts for delivery up in include prosciutto, Gea salami, smoked Gouda and provolone, brie, cherry tomatoes, oranges, pecans, and chocolate-covered cranberries. t just that, reddish seeds delivered are aimed to initiate plantation to rear personal harvest onboard ISS. Peppers and tomatoes can also be included in future as an dition to astronaut’s diet down few years, he revealed. This would be me possible as NASA has Russian-built commodes fitted in ISS.
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[rthrup Grumman's Antares rocket lifts off launch p at NASA Wallops test flight facility in Wallops Island, Va. rocket will deliver supplies to International Station.]
[Astronaut Kate Rubins, center, and support personnel review Universal Waste Manment System, a low-gravity toilet, that me food capsule launch possible for delivery to International Station.]
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(Ims Credit: AP)
12:49 IST, October 3rd 2020