Elizabeth Reizis and Sophia Chen, winners of the 2017 Genes in Space Competition, at the 2017 ISS Research and Development Conference.

April 4, 2018

Students Pioneer DNA Research in Space

Each year, students are making real contributions to science through the Genes in Space program. Two student researchers watched...

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Tomato plants are growing in the Veggie Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System (PONDS). Veggie PONDS is a direct follow on to the Veg 01 and Veg 03 hardware and plant growth validation tests. PONDS is planned for use during Veg 04 and Veg 05 on the International Space Station after the Veggie PONDS Validation flights on SpaceX 14 and OA 9

April 3, 2018

Tupperware Takes to Space to Help Improve Astronaut Diets

For decades, airtight plastic containers have been synonymous with keeping baked goods and leftovers fresh. Now a manufacturer...

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Behind the Scenes Science of SpX-14

April 2, 2018

Behind the Scenes Science of SpX-14

When the Spacex Dragon launched today, it carried more than just science and supplies to the International Space Station! It...

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NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold with freshly harvested lettuce as a part of the Veg 03 investigation.

April 2, 2018

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of Mar 26, 2018

It was another busy week onboard the International Space Station as the crew continued research into everything from plant...

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The MISSE FF allows researchers to test materials in space.

March 30, 2018

Small Business Makes Big Strides in Commercialization of Low-Earth Orbit

The path to discovery and exploration is paved with determination, innovation, and most of all, big ideas. The International...

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The two stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 10:36 a.m. EST. On its 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, Dragon will bring up supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will deliver about 4,800 pounds of cargo and material to support science investigations aboard the space station.

March 30, 2018

NASA Television to Air Launch of Upcoming Space Station Resupply Mission

Commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than...

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Space to Ground: Upgrading the Outpost: 03/30/2018

March 30, 2018

Space to Ground: Upgrading the Outpost: 03/30/2018

This week’s video highlights include footage of the successful spacewalk completed by NASA astronauts Drew Fuestal and...

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March 29, 2018

Upward Volume 3, Issue 1—the quarterly 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 of...

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The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the Canadarm2 robotic arm as it prepares to dock with the International Space Station on February 23, 2017. The spacecraft was delivering 5500 pounds of supplies to the orbiting space laboratory.

March 29, 2018

Research Heading into Space Ranges From the Upper Atmosphere to Microbes

A Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch into orbit no earlier than April 2 will carry with it a number of the ISS National...

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Multi use Variable g Platform

March 28, 2018

Applying Gravity in Microgravity Through the Techshot MVP

Over the years, Techshot has been instrumental in helping to provide meaningful applications onboard the International Space...

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Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, a Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) on the exterior of the station is featured in this image photographed by a crewmember during the STS 118 missions second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA). MISSE collects information on how different materials weather in the environment of space.

March 26, 2018

Science-Heavy SpaceX Dragon Headed to Space Station

A new batch of science is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon on Monday,  April...

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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of southern Scandinavia just before midnight on April 3, 2015. Prominent features include a green aurora to the north, the blackness of the Baltic Sea (lower right), and clouds (top right) and snow (in Norway) illuminated by the full Moon. City lights clearly show the coastline of the Skagerrak and Kattegat seaway that separates Denmark from its neighbors to the north and leads into the Baltic Sea. The largest light clusters on the seaway are the capital cities of Oslo and Copenhagen. Cities facing the Baltic are the Polish port of Gdansk and the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Smaller cities in northern Germany also trace the Baltic coastline (lower right).

March 26, 2018

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of Mar 19, 2018

Last week, astronauts onboard the International Space Station welcomed three new crew members who are certain to increase the...

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