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ISS National Lab-sponsored technology demonstration to expand computing capabilities in space: The Axiom Space Data Center Unit One, powered by Red Hat Device Edge, a test bed for terrestrial-grade edge computing hardware. Read the press release: ow.ly/xHY850WIehU
Want to know more about the science heading to the International Space Station on SpaceX 33? Watch our livestream, in partnership with NASA, at 1pm EDT today: issnationallab.org/iss-national-lab-live-stream/
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Solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges through space-based research.
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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.
Research in Space Benefits Humanity
EXPLORE RESULTS FROM RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN SPACE
Upward Volume 8, Issue 2 Available Now
In this issue’s cover story, see how a pioneering company used the ISS to test technology to advance the development of an interplanetary Internet. Other features highlight how space-grown tumors could lead to personalized cancer treatment and how the Genes in Space student research program has helped shape the STEM workforce of tomorrow..
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