LIVE: Watch as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docks to the @Space_Station, delivering thousands of pounds of supplies and science experiments that could help treat diseases back on Earth. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1vKpPNmnq…
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NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking

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And these experiments couldn't of taken place on earth no?

Oct 15, 2026 · 1:07 PM UTC

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Fair question. The difference is gravity. On this flight NASA builds artificial retinas one thin layer at a time: in microgravity there's less settling, so layers may come out more uniform. Identical samples stay on Earth, so scientists can compare what space changes.
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Ground controls are possible; sustained microgravity isn’t. CRS-35’s LambdaVision-1 tests if artificial-retina films form more uniform layers in orbit; it’s research, not a treatment. nasa.gov/general/nasas-space…

NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview - NASA

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. 

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