On July 27, 2019, 40 female C57BL6/NTac mice were sent to space on SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply to the International Space Station (ISS). 30 of these mice will be returned to Earth for study, while 10 will remain on the ISS laboratory for additional exposure to microgravity. Studies of mice in space have provided key data about muscle and bone physiology, aging, development, and cardiovascular health:
"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 18, 2019 (ISS National Lab PR) - Onboard SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services mission contracted by NASA, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory will send 40 female mice to the microgravity environment of the orbiting platform to evaluate their adaptation off Earth. Rodent spaceflight experiments provide a broad range of translational data pertinent to biomedical advancements in neurology, muscle and bone physiology, immunology, and cardiovascular and developmental biology."
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"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 18, 2019 (ISS National Lab PR) - Onboard SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services mission contracted by NASA, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory will send 40 female mice to the microgravity environment of the orbiting platform to evaluate their adaptation off Earth. Rodent spaceflight experiments provide a broad range of translational data pertinent to biomedical advancements in neurology, muscle and bone physiology, immunology, and cardiovascular and developmental biology."