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November 24, 2015

Synthetic muscle experiment will likely return to Earth in March
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 19, 2015
A synthetic muscle experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS) that was developed with the help of Princeton Plasma Physicists Laboratory scientists is now tentatively scheduled to return to earth in March of 2016 on a new SpaceX-10 rocket. It would be returning eight months later than originally planned after an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket headed for the ISS exploded a few minutes after liftoff in late June. The rocket, carrying the Dragon capsule with 4,000 pounds of foods and ... read more

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