A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:17 a.m. EST on Dec. 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceXs 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS 21) mission. Dragon will deliver more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory. The mission marks the first launch for SpaceX under NASAs CRS 2 contract.

July 8, 2022

NIH-Funded Tissue Chip Investigations to Fly on SpaceX CRS-25 Mission to the ISS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 8, 2022 – In the absence of effective countermeasures, prolonged spaceflight can result in...

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July 7, 2022

NSF-Funded Research to Improve Manufacturing of Everyday Products and Medicines Will Launch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 7, 2022 – From salad dressing to foam body wash, many everyday products could get an...

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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that will fly on the companys 22nd commercial resupply services to the International Space Station is now ready for its journey to space. On June 1, SpaceX rolled its Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon attached to Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:29 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 3.

July 6, 2022

International Space Station National Lab Sponsoring Diverse Set of Experiments Launching on...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 6, 2022 – A wide variety of research and technology development payloads sponsored by the...

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June 30, 2022

Congressman Robert Aderholt to Provide Keynote Address at ISS Research and Development...

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D.C.), June 30, 2022 – Congressman Robert Aderholt, of Alabama’s 4th District, will address the...

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June 28, 2022

Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten to Provide Keynote Remarks at International Space...

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D.C.), June 28, 2022 – The 2022 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC)...

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May 2, 2022

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins to Discuss Space Research with Boston Area Students on May 5

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will visit the Boston area on Thursday, May 5. Rubins, who has spent more than 300 days in space,...

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jsc2022e003337 (Nov. 28, 2021) NASAs SpaceX Crew 4 astronauts participate in a training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, CA. From left to right: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew 4 mission specialist Jessica Watkins; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew 4 pilot Robert Bob Hines; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew 4 commander Kjell Lindgren; and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Crew 4 mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy.

April 26, 2022

NASA Crew-4 Astronauts To Perform an Array of ISS National Lab-Sponsored R&D Over...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 26, 2022 – The next launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry a crew of four astronauts...

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the companys Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on the Ax 1 mission to the space station.

April 11, 2022

More Than 25 ISS National Lab-Sponsored Investigations on First All-Private Astronaut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 11, 2022 – On Friday, April 8, the launch of the first all-private astronaut mission to the...

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April 5, 2022

From Sample to Results: In-Space Data Analysis Enables Quicker Data Return

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 5, 2022 –Space-based computing has achieved a significant milestone by enabling investigators...

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April 4, 2022

Registration Open for 2022 International Space Station Research and Development Conference...

District of Columbia, April 4, 2022 – The 11th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC)...

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iss066e081189 (Nov. 8, 2021) The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony modules space facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.

March 21, 2022

ISS National Laboratory to Host Event Focused on Plastics Alternatives Through Space-Based...

On Friday, March 25th at 1:00 p.m. ET, the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory will host a virtual event to...

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March 18, 2022

Education Research Announcement Connecting Students to the International Space Station...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), March 18, 2022 – The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager of the...

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