The 18th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station carries scientific investigations of topics such as 3D printing of knee cartilage, plant mutations, and mudflow structure along with a demonstration of camera technology and small satellites from Japan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
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