Northrop Grumman Launches NASA's 21st Station Mission

NASA and its international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman's 21st commercial resupply services mission. Flying aboard the company's Cygnus spacecraft are tests of water recovery technology and a process to produce stem cells in microgravity, studies of the effects of spaceflight on microorganism DNA and liver tissue growth, and live science demonstrations for students. The mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida by early August.

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