NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel and Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev congratulate the 2018 Zero Robotics Middle School Finals winning team from the ISS.

August 15, 2018

Zero Robotics Tournaments: Middle School Concludes, High School Begins

The SPHERES robot named “Red” carried out the winning team’s program in the final round. Media Credit: Zero...

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An astronaut participates in classroom activities during the Go For Launch! program by Higher Orbits.

August 6, 2018

Back to School with Space Station Explorers!

Welcome to a revolution in the educational use of the International Space Station! This goes beyond just sitting in class...

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Space Station Ambassadors Laurie Scheibner (left) and Nicole Sealey (right) shared their enthusiasm and expertise at the 2018 ISS Research and Development Conference.

August 1, 2018

Winners of the Inaugural Space Station Explorer STEM Awards

At the 2018 ISS Research & Development Conference, Space Station Explorers premiered two annual awards for outstanding...

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Emily Calandrelli (left) moderates a panel of students who have sent experiments to the ISS.

July 27, 2018

Student Stars of STEM Day

The final day of the 2018 ISS Research & Development conference was STEM Day, with special activities for students and...

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson on a spacewalk in 2017.

July 16, 2018

Let Record-Breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson Inspire You

Forty-nine years ago today, Apollo 11 launched on the mission that put the first people on the Moon. No women got the chance to...

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Yes, Thomas Pesquet really played saxophone onboard the International Space Station.

July 11, 2018

Living in Space Gives New Understanding of Earth

This moving video from the European Space Agency is all about perspective.  French astronaut Thomas Pesquet observes that the...

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carter middle school students

June 28, 2018

Student Spotlight: Do Teeth Decay Differently In Space?

A team of five students at Carter Middle School in Knoxville, Tennessee is sending an experiment to the ISS through the Student...

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June 8, 2018

World Oceans Day: Studying Our Oceans with the ISS

Media Credit: NASA World Oceans Day celebrates the global ocean and calls attention to the importance of protecting the...

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June 6, 2018

Two Student Projects Win the Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge

The Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge was an opportunity for American students ages 13-18 to submit microgravity...

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May 30, 2018

Recognizing Awesome Women in Space Science

Sally Ride Day remembers the first American woman in space on her birthday, May 26. Dr. Sally Ride was a mission specialist on...

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After the fully loaded Cygnus capsule was secured to the Antares rocket, engineers rotated the rocket to a vertical position for launch at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility.

May 20, 2018

The 24 Student Experiments That Launched on OA-9

On May 21, 2018, an Antares rocket launched a Cygnus resupply vehicle into low Earth orbit. The Cygnus capsule carried about...

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The container of microclover and moist soil fit snugly into a 10x10x20 cm metal box for installation in a Tangolab on the ISS. The plants emerge through small holes in a 3D printed plastic lid that holds the soil in place.

May 19, 2018

Student Spotlight: The Future of Space Farming

One of NASA’s recruitment posters for the Journey to Mars. Media Credit: NASA The Orbital ATK CRS-9 resupply mission to...

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