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October 23, 2017

The Flight of the Tin Whiskers

Disappointment billowed in the air, higher than the plumes of white smoke that burst over the Cape Canaveral skies on that clear...

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October 23, 2017

ISS Virtual Tour: Experience the Wonder of the Space Station

Visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSC VC) can now experience the wonder and excitement of the ISS by...

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ScienceCasts: A Display of Lights Above the Storm

October 23, 2017

ScienceCasts: A Display of Lights Above the Storm

Researchers are using the space station to better understand lightning and thunderstorms, how they form and develop over time,...

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October 23, 2017

Expedition 53 Completes Another Successful Spacewalk

Expedition 53 crew complete a third spacewalk in October, performing a number of maintenance tasks on station’s exterior.

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After postponements due to unfavorable weather, the countdown is again underway for the liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Space Launch Complex 41. A commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, an enhanced Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft will deliver more than 7,000 pounds of supplies, equipment and scientific research materials that improve life on Earth and drive progress toward future space exploration

October 23, 2017

Orbital ATK Returns to Flight with ISS National Lab Payloads

After a one-year hiatus, the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo vehicle was launched from Kennedy Space Center in December, carrying...

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A Pocket-Size Revolution in Kidney Research

October 16, 2017

A Pocket-Size Revolution in Kidney Research

Researchers from the University of Washington will send a kidney-on-a-chip to the International Space Station through a the ISS...

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Space to Ground: Quick Work: 10/13/2017

October 16, 2017

Space to Ground: Quick Work: 10/13/2017

The space station crew completed the second of three scheduled spacewalks this week continuing maintenance work on the...

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October 16, 2017

Space Station Supplies Delivered by Russian Cargo Ship

Russian cargo craft arrives to the International Space Station delivering three tons of supplies. Russian Progress 68 cargo ship...

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Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the John Glenn banner is attached inside the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module. The Cygnus cargo module has been renamed the S.S. John Glenn to honor the late former Project Mercury and space shuttle astronaut.

October 13, 2017

The S.S. John Glenn Carries Science to Space

On April 18th, Orbital ATK’s 7th ISS cargo resupply mission successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in...

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Microscopic image of human stem cells attached and growing on carrier beads.

October 13, 2017

Gators in Space – At Least Their Research

Collaborative partnerships are key to enabling the growth of research, development, and commercialization opportunities on the...

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NASAs Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) Chip (artists concept).

October 13, 2017

NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory: A New ISS Facility for Studying Quantum Phenomena

What could be cooler than studying quantum gases in microgravity? It turns out, practically nothing! Scientists and engineers...

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Crystal formation within a 50 millimeter loop, taken on Expedition 6. Crystal growth investigations have been occurring on the station since before humans lived there because of the unique environment microgravity provides.

October 11, 2017

NASA Partners with CASIS to Improve Protein Crystal Growth in Space

While NASA is often associated with deep space exploration and reaching for the stars, NASA and CASIS also share a common vision...

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