NASA astronaut Anne McClain working with a Mouse Habitat Unit. McClain tweeted:@ISS Research is really phenomenal; every day we get to play a part in learning about our universe, our Earth, and the creatures that live on it. Getting to do science on the ceiling? Well, now thats just cool!

July 18, 2019

Rodent Research Mission on ISS National Lab Enables Investigators to Leverage Space-Flown...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 18, 2019 – Onboard SpaceX’s 18th commercial resupply services mission contracted by NASA,...

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SS047e050792 (04 10 2016) The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft approaches to be grappled by the International Space Station Expedition 47 crew. This view is from the Cupola where the primary controls of the Canadarm 2 are located. Crewmembers use the robotic arm to grapple the spaceship before berthing it to the Earth facing port on the Harmony module. The spacecraft delivered about 7,000 pounds of science and research investigations, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, known as BEAM.

July 17, 2019

America’s First Automated Bioprinter for Spaceflight Launching to ISS National Lab on...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 17, 2019 – A new facility will be launching to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard...

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July 16, 2019

Goodyear to Launch Materials Science Payload to ISS National Lab on SpaceX CRS-18 Mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 16, 2019 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is proud to announce...

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ISS034 E 060060 (3 March 2013) This is one of a series of photos taken by the Expedition 34 crew members aboard the International Space Station during the March 3 approach, capture and docking of the SpaceX Dragon.

July 15, 2019

Biomedical Research a Key Focus for ISS National Lab Onboard SpaceX CRS-18

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 15, 2019 – Many of the payloads heading to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National...

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iss058e002666 (Jan. 13, 2019) The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before its release and departure from the International Space Station. Featured prominently in the lower foreground is one of two cymbal shaped UltraFlex solar arrays attached to the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship. The orbital complex was orbiting 254 miles above East Asia at the time this photograph was taken.

July 10, 2019

More Than 40 Student Experiments Slated for SpaceX CRS-18

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 10, 2019 – When the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its next mission to the International...

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iss054e022063 (Jan. 13, 2018) The SpaceX Dragon is pictured from inside the seven windowed cupola moments after ground controllers remotely commanded the Canadarm2 to release it from its grips.

July 9, 2019

SpaceX CRS-18 Mission Overview

The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is sponsoring dozens of investigations launching onboard...

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View of SpaceX Dragon CRS during undocking. Photo was taken during Expedition 41.

July 9, 2019

Rise of Private-Sector Research Onboard the ISS National Lab on Display with SpaceX CRS-18...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 9, 2019 – SpaceX’s 18th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-18) to the International...

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July 3, 2019

Sierra Nevada’s Eren Ozmen to Keynote at ISS R&D Conference

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 3, 2019 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Chairwoman, Owner, and President Eren Ozmen will be...

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 2, 2018, carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft on the companys 14th Commercial Resupply Services contract mission to the International Space Station.

July 1, 2019

Media Call Set Ahead of SpaceX CRS-18 Launch To Reveal Scientific Payloads

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 1, 2019 – On July 9 at 1 p.m. EDT, NASA will host a media teleconference to provide...

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June 7, 2019

ISS National Lab Joins NASA and Industry Partners at Nasdaq

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), June 7, 2019 – Leadership from the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory...

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June 6, 2019

ISS National Lab and Private Industry Users Highlighted at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Event

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), June 6, 2019 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the International Space Station...

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June 3, 2019

Tissue Engineering on the International Space Station National Laboratory Panel to Feature...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), June 3, 2019 – At the upcoming 2019 BIO International Convention, the International Space Station...

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