NSF MEDIA BRIEFING ON NSF-SUPPORTED EXPERIMENTS HEADED TO ISS, Sept 25, 2020, virtual, 1:00 pm ET

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold a media briefing on September 25, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss NSF-supported experiments that are aboard the Northrop Grumman NG-14 Cygnus mission for delivery to the International Space Station. The NG-14 launch is scheduled for September 29.

Participants are:

• Dawn Tillbury, NSF Assistant Director for Engineering
• Peter Sunderland, University of Maryland, whose project focuses on understanding spherical, low-temperature flames that can only be observed on the ISS
• Yangying Zhu, UC Santa Barbara, whose project focuses on a new method to control bubbles and droplets using light
• Ngan Huang, Stanford University, whose project seeks to study the progressive deterioration of skeletal muscle with age caused by Sarcopenia by looking at similar effects of microgravity
• Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz, UC Santa Barbara, whose work focuses on how particles cluster once the factor of gravity is removed
• Andrew Morgan, NASA astronaut, who recently served as flight engineer on the ISS for Expedition 60, 61 and 62 (July 20,2019-April 17, 2020), contributing to hundreds of experiments in biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development
• Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut, who recently served as flight engineer on the ISS for Expedition 61 and 62 (September 25,2019-April 17, 2020.) During her first spaceflight, Meir conducted the first three all-female spacewalks with crewmate Christina Koch, totaling 21 hours and 44 minutes.
• Ashley Strickland, CNN (moderator)

The briefing is for “credentialed reporters and freelancers only” per NSF.

TOMORROW, 1 p.m. EST – @NSF and @ISS_Research will host a press briefing on science in space with researchers and astronauts @Astro_Drew and @Astro_Jessica. Space toilets! Spherical flames! Light-controlled bubbles! Deteriorating bones! Clumping particles! RSVP: media@nsf.gov pic.twitter.com/wO8GXQHP2e

— NSF Media Affairs (@NSFspox) September 24, 2020

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