/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - How do bone marrow and blood cells react in space?/

/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - How do bone marrow and blood cells react in space?/

NASA teleconference on scientific experiments aboard the ISS

LONGUEUIL, QC, March 16, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - In the context of the next SpaceX resupply mission scheduled in April, NASA will hold a teleconference on March 19 to discuss scientific experiments performed on the International Space Station (ISS). Researcher Dr. Guy Trudel will talk about the Canadian experiment MARROW, conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency, which is examining the effect of space on bone marrow and blood cells.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is set to embark on a space mission in November 2018, is participating in MARROW.

    Date:  March 19, 2018


    Time:  11:00 am ET


    What:  NASA teleconference about scientific experiments aboard the ISS


    Who:   Dr. Guy Trudel, principal investigator, University of Ottawa


    Where:  To listen to the teleconference live (audio only), go to the NASA
            site.


            To participate in the teleconference, please contact Stephanie
            Schierholz
           at NASA at 202-358-1100 or stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov by Friday,
           March 16, 2018, at 5:00 pm ET.

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