ISS National Laboratory

Astronauts launching on NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission will support a range of research projects sponsored by the International Space Station National Laboratory, according to an announcement issued via PR Newswire. The experiments aim to take advantage of the microgravity environment aboard the ISS, continuing the station's role as a platform for scientific studies delivered by upcoming commercial crew rotations.

The astronauts flying on NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission will carry out a range of research projects sponsored by the International Space Station National Laboratory during their stay aboard the orbiting outpost. The upcoming launch continues NASA's partnership with SpaceX in rotating crews to the station, with the science workload spanning investigations supported through the ISS National Lab.