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[b]SpaceX CRS-10 Mission Overview[/b] SpaceX's CRS-10 Dragon mission to the International Space Station is set to be the first launch from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. The 10th flight under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract with SpaceX, CRS-10 will deliver supplies for the station's Expedition 50/51 crews, as well as several science investigations, including: [list][*]an experiment to grow stem cells that are of sufficient quality and quantity to use in the treatment of stroke patients; [*]a Merck Research Labs investigation that tests the growth of antibodies important for fighting a wide range of human diseases, including cancer; [*]two Earth science payloads, NASA's Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment III mission and Lightning Imaging Sensor, which will provide continuity for key climate observations and data records; [*]Raven, a technology demonstration to test autonomous rendezvous capability; and [*]an experiment to provide data valuable for antibiotic drug development using methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, a lethal pathogen that causes very frequent and difficult-to-treat infections in hospitalized patients.[/list] Following the launch and stage separation, the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 will attempt a propulsive landing at Landing Zone-1 (LZ-1) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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