Gentry Barnett (left) and Twyman Clements (right) of Space Tango with CubeLabs

May 9, 2018

From Kentucky to Space

In-orbit commercial services provider and Kentucky-based startup Space Tango, Inc. was recently featured in the Kentucky...

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The crew removes PCG 9 sample bags containing copper sulfate from the Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) and checks them for crystal growth.

May 8, 2018

Student Space Crystals Return to Earth

Samples from the investigation by the winning students of the 2017 Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition returned to Earth on...

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The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship was gripped by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on April 27, 2018 in preparation for its detachment from the Harmony module and its release back to Earth for splashdown and retrieval in the Pacific Ocean.

May 7, 2018

Dragon Makes a Splash

The SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived back to Earth on Saturday, concluding the company’s 14th International Space Station...

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May 4, 2018

May the 4th Be with You

You may be wondering why May the 4th is such a big deal—or maybe you already know because you’re a Star Wars fan! The movie...

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Photo of the Great Lakes region taken by ISS crew member Drew Feustel, a Michigan native.

May 3, 2018

Looking Down at a Beautiful Home

From his unique vantage point onboard the International Space Station, ISS crew member Drew Feustel captured a stunning image of...

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The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the International Space Station before its capture on April 4, 2018 as both spacecraft begin an orbital pass off the southern coast of Namibia then northwest across the continent of Africa.

May 2, 2018

Reaching for the STaARS

The Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems (STaARS-1) Research Facility has completed a year of operations onboard the...

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May 1, 2018

Springtime on the Space Station

Spring is in the air, and plants will soon be sprouting—even on the International Space Station. Last week, crew members...

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A TangoLab used by Space Tango on the ground to test the CubeLabs before flight

April 30, 2018

Conducting Research in Space One Cube at a Time

Check out this cool clip showing International Space Station crew members last week removing a card containing experiment cubes...

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This view from above the nation of Turkey looks out across the Aegean Sea, over Greece and onto the Ionian Sea where Sicily and the boot of Italy are barely visible. The suns glint on the Mediterranean waters highlight the Greek islands while clouds cloak the island of Crete. This Earth observation image was taken by a member of the Expedition 55 crew onboard the International Space Station on April 2, 2018.

April 27, 2018

Saving the Planet Through Research Off the Planet

The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab is a valuable platform for conducting research in space not only to benefit...

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This is a color mosaic of Tropical Cyclone Gita created using images acquired from the ISS on February 13, 2018. These images have been reprojected to approximate an overhead view before creating this mosaic which covers an area of 1,500 kilometers by 1,000 kilometers. Note that this southern hemisphere storm rotates in the opposite direction of the more familiar storms in the northern hemisphere.

April 26, 2018

The Hurricane Hunter

Paul C. Joss, professor of physics emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the principal investigator of...

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

April 25, 2018

Student Experiments Explore DNA in Space

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, plays a critical role in biology—it contains the genetic instructions necessary for organisms...

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April 24, 2018

Taking Plant Research Off the Ground

The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab is a valuable platform for a variety of plant research that could lead to a...

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