NASA’s ISS Research Summary: Week of January 1, 2018

The northeastern United States and the well lit coasts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut as photographed by Expedition 54 crew members aboard the International Space Station in the wee hours of New Years Day.

The northeastern United States and the well-lit coasts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut as photographed by Expedition 54 crew members aboard the International Space Station in the wee hours of New Year’s Day.

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The astronauts onboard the International Space Station had a busy week of science as they explored research in the fields of Earth remote sensing, radiation measurements and shielding, microbiology and orbital debris.

Read NASA’s latest ISS research summary