The Science of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission || NASA || SpaceX

After launching to the International Space Station

on March 2, 2023, NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission is

wrapping up its time in orbit, with a return to Earth

in early September 2023.

NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody

Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut

Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey

Fedyaev spent their months on the orbiting lab

conducting scientific investigations and technology

demonstrations, including running a student robotic

challenge, studying plant genetic adaptations to

space, and monitoring human health in microgravity

to prepare for exploration beyond low Earth orbit

and to benefit life on Earth.

The astronauts also released Saskatchewan's first

satellite, which tests a new radiation detection and

protection system derived from melanin.

Credit: NASA