iss065e085491 (June 3, 2021) NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Megan McArthur loads protein crystallography plates with protein solutions for the Real time Protein Crystal Growth experiment. The biotechnology study demonstrates new methods for producing high quality protein crystals in microgravity. Results may help identify new targets and develop better drugs to treat a variety of diseases on Earth and advance the commercialization of low Earth orbit.

NLRA 2024-1: In-Space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing

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NLRA 2023-10 Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth

NASA astronaut Joe Acaba working on the LaunchPad Medical investigation onboard the ISS.

Technology in Space Prize 2023 (Funded by Boeing and CASIS in Partnership with MassChallenge)

NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover performs a sample exchange in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) as part of the Fiber Optic Production (FOP) experiment. FOP produces fiber optic cable in microgravity from a blend of elements called ZBLAN. Previous research suggests optical fibers produced in microgravity should exhibit superior qualities to those produced on Earth.

NLRA 2023-6: In-space Production Applications: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

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NLRA 2023-5 Leveraging the International Space Station for Education and Workforce Development

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works inside the Life Sciences Glovebox

NSF/CASIS 2023 Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth

ss068e006386 (Oct. 1, 2022) NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio has fun with fluid physics as he observes the behavior of a free flying water bubble inside the International Space Stations Kibo laboratory module.

NSF/CASIS 2023 Collaboration on Transport Phenomena Research on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth

ESA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet works on the Cardinal Muscle investigation in the Life Sciences Glovebox aboard the ISS.

NLRA 2023-2: In-Space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing

NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn configures the Combustion Integrated Rack's combustion chamber for the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction study to investigate material flammability and ways to improve fire safety in space.

NLRA 2023-1: Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab

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NLRA 2022-7: Leveraging the ISS National Lab to Enable Digital Engagement For K-12 and Higher Education

Aeropyrum pernix Flap Endonuclease 1 (FEN 1) protein crystals are shown grown under Earth gravity conditions. FEN 1 serves as the experimental protein for the Phase II Real time Protein Crystal Growth on Board the International Space Station (Real Time Protein Crystal Growth 2) investigation.

NLRA 2022-6: In-space Production Applications: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

View of a bubble formed as a result of a Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station

NSF/CASIS 2022 Collaboration on Transport Phenomena Research on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth