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Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli works to retrieve Media Bags for the ISS: Engineering Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Microtissues with Metabolic Regulators in Space to Promote Cardiomyocyte Maturation (Project EAGLE) investigation

January 22, 2025

Unlocking the Heart’s Potential Through Space-Based Research

Researchers from Emory University have taken their cardiac research to extraordinary heights.

View of the NREP through a window in the Japanese Experiment Module, nicknamed Kibō.

January 9, 2025

ISS National Lab Enables Record-Breaking Year of Space-Based Scientific Results

Discover some of the most transformative investigations in 2024 that address real-world challenges and benefit Earth’s economy.

January 8, 2025

ISS National Lab Announces Up to $650,000 in Funding for Technology Advancement in Low Earth...

Space-based technology development and demonstration provides opportunities to improve life and build commerce in LEO.

The Ring Sheared Drop system containing concentrated solution of human serum albumin (the main protein constituent of blood).

January 6, 2025

NSF and the ISS National Lab Announce Up to $3.6 Million in Funding for Physical Science...

Knowledge gained from this research leads to advances that bring value to our nation and further inform the scientific community.

The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft by a SpaceX Crew-8 member after undocking in October 2024.

December 19, 2024

A Year of Space-Based Innovation: ISS National Lab Sponsored More Than 100 Payloads in 2024,...

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida with nearly 50 payloads sponsored by the ISSInternational Space Station National Lab.

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured docked at the International Space Station's on November 4, 2024.

December 17, 2024

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Projects on Cancer, Neurodegenerative Conditions, and More Return...

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida with nearly 50 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Lab.

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International Space Station National Laboratory

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“On NASA’s Day of Remembrance, we pause to reflect on the bravery, dedication, and selflessness of the extraordinary individuals who pushed the boundaries of exploration and discovery.”
— NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration Associate Administrator Jim Free.

Today, we join our colleagues, space community families and all those impacted to remember and honor those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.

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The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory

Solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges through space-based research.

Where? In space.
Low Earth orbit(Abbreviation: LEO) The orbit around the Earth that extends up to an altitude of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Earth’s surface. The International Space Station’s orbit is in LEO, at an altitude of approximately 250 miles. (LEO), approximately 250 miles above the Earth.

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Research in Space Benefits Humanity

Improving the quality of
life for patients with cancer
and other diseases.

Manufacturing tissues
in space for
regenerative medicine.

Advancing technology
to withstand
harsh conditions.

Growing crops in
remote environments
with limited resources.

EXPLORE RESULTS FROM RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN SPACE

Upward Volume 7, Issue 3 Available Now

In this issue’s cover story, see how discoveries from ISS research could lead to a new way to treat all types of cancer. Other features discuss how scientists grew brain organoids in microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. to test a new precision treatment for neurological conditions and how an innovative radiation protection vest designed for astronauts could help make future space exploration safer. In this issue’s perspective piece, Upward managing editor Amelia Williamson Smith talks about how the benefits of space-based research on breast cancer became personal.

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Photo documentation of the Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) platform aboard the International Space Station.

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