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June 27, 2018

Upward Volume 3, Issue 2—the official magazine of the ISS National Lab

Discover the latest activities taking place on the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory in the newest issue...

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NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold performs plant thinning operations for the Plant Habitat 1 investigation.

June 26, 2018

Plants in Space Help Plants on Earth

Like people, plants experience a wide range of physical and physiological changes in microgravity.  Understanding these...

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Astronaut Ricky Arnold removes PCG 9 sample bags containing Copper Sulfate from a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) and checks them for crystal growth.

June 26, 2018

Student Contest Winners Grow Crystals in Space

Students in Wisconsin eagerly awaited the return of the SpaceX CRS-14 Dragon capsule last month, which carried their space-grown...

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View from Cupola before sunset. Blick aus der Cupola kurz vor Sonnenuntergang.

June 26, 2018

Materials Science Space Station Investigations: Where Are They Now?

Research performed on the ISS National Lab isn’t one and done—it keeps moving forward. Upward has featured several ISS...

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June 25, 2018

RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Deployed

Last week, crew members on the International Space Station were busy preparing a satellite designed to test different types of...

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June 22, 2018

The Newest Upward is Coming!

 Upward, the quarterly magazine of the ISS National Laboratory, is filled with in-depth features and information about the...

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iss055e035373 (April 17, 2018) NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold (left) and Drew Feustel are pictured inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module talking to high school and college students from Lake Orion, Mich.

June 21, 2018

NASA Astronauts on the Space Station To Speak Live with Students in Brooklyn

Today, students at The Dag Hammarskjold School, or Public School 254, are scheduled to speak live with astronauts Ricky...

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NASA Astronaut Scott Tingle Shares His Favorite Space Experiences

June 20, 2018

NASA Astronaut Scott Tingle Shares His Favorite Space Experiences

On June 3rd, astronaut Scott Tingle returned to Earth after 168 days in space. In this video, he shares what it was like to live...

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June 19, 2018

Record-setting Astronaut Furthers Groundbreaking Science

Last week, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for most cumulative time in space, retired from the agency....

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On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS 7. As one of the three mission specialists on the STS 7 mission, she played a vital role in helping the crew deploy communications satellites, conduct experiments and make use of the first Shuttle Pallet Satellite. In this image, Dr. Ride sits in the aft flight deck mission specialists seat during deorbit preparations.

June 18, 2018

Sally Ride – First American Woman in Space

Today marks the 35th anniversary of America’s first woman in space. On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride launched into space aboard...

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ridley scott patch

June 15, 2018

What’s in a Patch?

There is something iconic about mission patches. For whatever reason, they resonate with everyone. It doesn’t matter if you...

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Spacewalkers Ricky Arnold (left) and Drew Feustel (right) are suited up inside the Quest airlock prior to beginning todays spacewalk. Astronauts Serena Aun Chancellor (top) and Alexander Gerst (bottom) assisted the duo.

June 14, 2018

Spacewalk Outside the Space Station

Today, International Space Station crew members Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold are conducting a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the...

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