NASA astronaut Christina Koch sets up Fiber Optic Production, an investigation to create optical fibers in microgravity that may exhibit superior quality to those produced on Earth.

NLRA 2022-5: Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab

A close up view of the cell culture media change in a chamber containing engineered heart tissues as part of the Cardinal Heart experiment aboard the International Space Station

NSF/CASIS 2022 Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth

ISS National Lab Sustainability Challenge logo

ISS National Lab Sustainability Challenge: Beyond Plastics

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NLRA 2021-6: In-space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir onboard the ISS working with engineered heart tissues. This investigation is examining the effects of microgravity on human cardiac tissue structure and physiological function.

NLRA 2022-3: In-Space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing

dream up lab student plants

NLRA 2021-8: Leveraging the ISS National Lab to Enable Digital Engagement and Higher Education

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NLRA 2021-7: Technology Advancement and Applied Research on the ISS National Lab

Montage of flame images for a burning 1 cm wide cotton blend fabric. Images are taken 1.125 seconds apart starting at the top and moving from left to right. Air flow speed is constant at 10 cm s, and flow direction is from bottom to top. The flame reaches steady state after about 10 seconds.

NLRA 2021-5: In-Space Production Applications: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials

Students from Valley Christian High School presented details on their investigation that launced onboard SpaceX CRS-14.

NLRA 2021-4: Leveraging the ISS National Lab to Enable Digital Engagement and Higher Education

Mike Hopkins

NLRA 2021-3: Technology Advancement and Applied Research on the ISS National Lab

​2019 University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s lung-bone marrow chip.

NSF/CASIS 2021 Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth

Close-up image photographed during a run of the Burning and Suppression of Solids (BASS) experiment onboard the International Space Station

NSF/CASIS 2021 Collaboration on Transport Phenomena Research on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth