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This image features green Dwarf Wheat within APH. The door of the facility has been removed to show the growth chamber within.

April 16, 2018

Probing Plant Preferences in Microgravity

The Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), a recent addition to the International Space Station, is designed to test different growth...

NASA Astronaut and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold works with a student designed Genes in Space 5 experiment inside the Harmony module.

April 13, 2018

Astronaut Ricky Arnold Starts Genes in Space Student Experiment onboard the Space Station

Earlier this week, Astronaut Ricky Arnold started one of the two winning student experiments from the Genes in Space-5 payload,...

Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman, ISS flight engineer

April 12, 2018

Former NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman to Highlight the ISS National Lab STEM Programs

Former NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman will be highlighting the ISS National Lab educational programs this Saturday at the 2018...

Thunderstorm seen from the space station.

April 11, 2018

A Valuable Vantage Point for Earth Observation

Situated in low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 240 miles, the International Space Station (ISS) provides a valuable...

April 10, 2018

Testing Materials in the Extreme Environment of Space

The Materials International Space Station Experiments Flight Facility (MISSE-FF), developed by Alpha Space Test and Research...

A SpaceX Dragon launched on April 2, 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, delivering more than 5,800 pounds of equipment and research to the International Space Station as part of the 14th SpaceX Resupply Mission.

April 9, 2018

National Design Challenge Student Experiment Arrives at the Space Station

Late last week, crew members began early activations and transfers of several investigations that arrived to the International...

April 6, 2018

Aiming to Reduce the Failure Rate of Drug Discovery Efforts

An investigation from 490 BioTech, Inc. that launched to the International Space Station on SpaceX CRS-14 will evaluate the...

Astronauts Scott Tingle (left) and Norishige Kanai watch the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrive from inside the seven windowed Cupola moments before capturing it with the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

April 5, 2018

SpaceX Dragon Docks with the International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) this morning, and ISS crew members began unloading...

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...

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...

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...

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