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 (LEO), approximately 250 miles above the Earth.

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Research in Space Benefits Humanity

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EXPLORE RESULTS FROM RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN SPACE

Orbital Oncology: 3D Cell Cultures in Space Reveal the Secret to Killing Cancer Cells on Earth 

Does research in space that uncovers a way to treat all types of cancer sound like magic? It’s not. See how startup MicroQuin’s space-based research led to a new therapeutic that kills cancer cells and leaves healthy cells unharmed. Read more in an early, online release of this Upward feature that focuses on ISS National Lab-sponsored research that resulted in a “massive paradigm shift” in the way researchers think about cancer treatment.

Also pre-released: Upward managing editor Amelia Williamson Smith talks about how the benefits of space-based research on breast cancer became personal in this issue’s perspective piece.

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

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National Lab research announcements (NLRAs) seek proposals that advance R&D in key areas with demonstrated potential to develop into sustainable markets and benefit humanity.

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The whole idea of education is to prepare our students for the real world. #NationalSTEMDay  Earlier this week, with the help of our #STEM partner Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP), a group of students joined Americas space program by launching their own research to the International Space Station onboard SpaceX #CRS31. From ways to keep astronauts safe in space to using eco-friendly worms to protect space crops, these student scientists are well on their way to becoming the next generation of scientists and explorers!
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Sn3J50U2K1g

"The whole idea of education is to prepare our students for the real world." #NationalSTEMDay

Earlier this week, with the help of our #STEM partner Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP), a group of students joined America's space program by launching their own research to the International Space Station onboard SpaceX #CRS31. From ways to keep astronauts safe in space to using eco-friendly worms to protect space crops, these student scientists are well on their way to becoming the next generation of scientists and explorers!
Learn more here: ow.ly/Sn3J50U2K1g
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