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Multiple Sessions at ISSRDC to Focus on Space Station’s Role in the Evolving Low Earth Orbit Economy

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 26, 2019 – The International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) will feature multiple sessions on Wednesday, July 31…

The First American Space-based Bioprinter Is Launching Soon

Commercial service provider Techshot, in partnership with NASA and the ISS National Lab, is launching the first American bioprinter to the ISS National Lab aboard…

View of SpaceX Dragon CRS during undocking. Photo was taken during Expedition 41.

Rise of Private-Sector Research Onboard the ISS National Lab on Display with SpaceX CRS-18 Mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 9, 2019 – SpaceX’s 18th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-18) to the International Space Station (ISS) will include 17 private-sector…

Sierra Nevada’s Eren Ozmen to Keynote at ISS R&D Conference

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 3, 2019 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Chairwoman, Owner, and President Eren Ozmen will be a keynote speaker at the…

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying 4,200 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth departed the International Space Station at 12:01 p.m. EDT Monday, and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 5:48 p.m. (2:48 p.m. PDT).

Examining Nanoparticle Formation in Microgravity for Improved Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is going to space to try to address one of the biggest health challenges on Earth: Cancer. The health and economic burden…

Spurring Innovation Through Diverse Partnerships: A Report From the 2019 Front End of Innovation Conference

At the 2019 Front End of Innovation (FEI) Conference in Boston earlier this month, International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory Associate Program Scientist Dr.…

NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer taken shortly after successful deployment of CubeSats during Expedition 51

Discussing Small Satellites Doing Big Science at the SATELLITE 2019 Conference

Today at the SATELLITE 2019 conference, International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory Commercial Innovation Manager, Remote Sensing Lead Etop Esen will participate in a…

An astronaut took this broad, short lens photograph of Earths night lights while looking out over the remote reaches of the central equatorial Pacific Ocean. The ISS was passing over the island nation of Kiribati at the time, about 2600 kilometers (1,600 miles) south of Hawaii. The curvature of the Earth crosses the center of the image and is illuminated by a variety of airglow layers in orange, green, and red. Setting stars are visible even through the dense orange green airglow.

Investment Perspectives: Tailwinds from the 35th Space Symposium

The well-attended 35th Space Symposium wrapped up last Friday in Colorado Springs. Below, we highlight some key data points and implications for the NewSpace ecosystem…

ZBLAN Optical Fiber: A Bright Future for Space-Based Manufacturing

ZBLAN Investigations Launching to the ISSNorthrop Grumman’s 11th commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to launch from Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia later today, includes…

International Space Station Benefits for Humanity Publication Released Today

Today, the third edition of NASA’s “International Space Station Benefits for Humanity” publication was released, summarizing the benefits to life on Earth that have resulted…

Crystallizing Proteins in Space to Help Parkinson’s Patients on Earth

One million people in the U.S., and more than 5 million worldwide, are currently living with Parkinson’s disease. In an effort to help people with…

Investment Perspectives: Smallsats Focus on Business Execution

Last week’s SmallSat Symposium, a growing industry gathering of small satellite industry participants with close to 950 attendees, provided updates on trends and focus areas…