The latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the Int. Space Station including the departure of the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo module today and the successful growing of zinnia flowers on the station:

Here is a video showing the de-berthing and departure of the Cygnus spacecraft:  Cygnus Departs Station after Robotic Release – Space Station/NASA

And more about the zinnias aboard the station:

• First Flower Grown in Space Station’s Veggie Facility – NASA
• ZINNIAS FROM SPACE! NASA Studies the Multiple Benefits of Gardening – NASA

I’ll note that Soviet and Russian cosmonauts have grown plants in space since the 1980s. The ISS plant projects are expanding upon those pioneering experiments.

The latest update from NASA on activities related to the Int. Space Station:

The latest NASA “Space to Ground” report on activities related to the International Space Station:

Update: A TMRO Space Pod on ISS research: Why do we blow money on the International Space Station? – Space Pod 2/2/16 – TMRO

Former Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk chats to TMRO correspondent Lisa Stojanovski about how International Space Station research benefits Earth and how it can inspire the next generation of astronauts.

Here’s the latest Space to Ground report on activities related to the Int. Space Station this week:

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