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August 31, 2021

CASIS Commemorates 10 Years of ISS National Lab Management

Join us in celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and its management...

Looking from back to front, the International Space Stations Russian segment is pictured leading to the U.S. segment while orbiting 273 miles above the south Atlantic Ocean. At top right, is the Zarya module with the Rassvet module and the docked Soyuz MS 18 crew ship. The Canadarm2 robotic arm is seen next to the Tranquility module to which the cupola and BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, are attached. Two pairs of the stations main solar arrays are also seen descending from the orbiting labs port side truss structure.

August 19, 2021

Investors at ISSRDC 2021: Positive on Opportunities, Focused on Performance

As has become a tradition at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC), our 2021 virtual...

Detection of cardiac structural proteins (stained green) and cardiac transcription factor (stained red) in cells following cryopreservation and carbon dioxide-independent culture. The nuclei are stained blue.

August 13, 2021

Finding a Key to the Heart: Stem Cells in Microgravity Could Improve Cardiac Repair

Microgravity could be the key that unlocks the full potential of cardiac stem cell growth, according to a team of researchers...

August 10, 2021

High School Grad’s Spacebound Study Began With Astronaut Medical Mystery

An 18-year-old high school graduate has developed an elegant new way to gauge the liver health of astronauts—and it could...

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir onboard the ISS working with engineered heart tissues. This investigation is examining the effects of microgravity on human cardiac tissue structure and physiological function.

August 2, 2021

The Future of Biomanufacturing in Space: A Unique Opportunity

Over the past two decades, space-based research and development (R&D) has demonstrated that microgravity can be leveraged to...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen shortly after being raised vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, June 1, 2017.

June 2, 2021

More Than a Dozen Student Experiments to Launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), June 2, 2021 – More than a dozen student researchers will soon watch their experiments launch to...

Its #NationalSelfieDay!?Located 250 miles above Earth, the @Space Station provides a unique perspective for @NASA Astronauts to take selfies like this photo @Astro Ricky captured last week while working in the vacuum of space during a #spacewalk. Info: https: go.nasa.gov 2nM7Jpy

May 25, 2021

International Destination Station: Bringing the Space Station to Researchers and Educators

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to send a research investigation to the International Space Station (ISS)? Have you...

This long exposure photograph captures a starry sky above the Earths atmospheric glow as the International Space Station orbited above the Indian Ocean about halfway between South Africa and Australia.

April 22, 2021

Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth

Today on the 51st Earth Day, the world is called to come together to #RestoreOurEarth. By joining together, we can accomplish...

MADE IN SPACE 3D PRINTER PRINTING TEST SAMPLES WHILE PRINTER IS IN MICROGRAVITY GLOVE BOX

April 13, 2021

American Chemical Society to Host Webinar on In-Space Production Opportunities

This Thursday, the American Chemical Society is hosting a webinar highlighting International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National...

Montage of flame images for a burning 1 cm wide cotton blend fabric. Images are taken 1.125 seconds apart starting at the top and moving from left to right. Air flow speed is constant at 10 cm s, and flow direction is from bottom to top. The flame reaches steady state after about 10 seconds.

April 5, 2021

From Discovery to Application to Demand: Advancing In-Space Production Applications

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) recently released two International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National...

March 29, 2021

Innovation for Education: Adapting Tomatosphere™ in a Virtual Environment

Space Station Ambassador Debbie Reynolds cannot stop pinching herself to confirm what feels like a dream is truly her reality....

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins explores the space caused aging and weakening of heart muscles that astronauts experience for the Cardinal Heart study, which used engineered heart tissue samples.

March 25, 2021

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Has Life Science-Focused Downlink with NIH Director Francis...

In 2016, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins was in the midst of her first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of...

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