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January 10, 2019

International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory 2018 Annual Report Showcases Demand...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), January 10, 2019 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is proud to...

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December 20, 2018

Multiple Flight Projects Selected by International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 20, 2018 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory today announced...

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The two stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the SpaceXs Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 1:16 p.m. EST, Dec. 5, 2018. On its 16th commercial resupply services mission to the space station, Dragon will deliver several science investigations to the space station, including the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation lidar (GEDI). GEDI will provide high quality laser ranging observations of the Earths forests and topography required to advance the understanding of important carbon and water cycling processes, biodiversity and habitat.

December 17, 2018

12 Projects Selected from Space Station Rodent Research Reference Mission Solicitation

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 12, 2018 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory today announced...

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November 27, 2018

More than 20 U.S. National Laboratory Payloads Part of SpaceX’s 16th Mission to Space...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 27, 2018 – SpaceX is targeting no earlier than December 4 at 1:38 p.m. EST for its 16th...

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The two stage SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 5:42 a.m. EDT on Friday, June 29, 2018. On the companys 15th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, Dragon is filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to support several science and research investigations that will occur during Expedition 56. The spacecrafts unpressurized trunk is carrying a Canadian built Latching End Effector, or LEE. This new LEE will replace a failed unit astronauts removed during a series of spacewalks in the fall of 2017. Each end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm has an identical LEE, and they are used as the hands that grapple payloads and visiting cargo spaceships.

November 26, 2018

SpaceX CRS-16 Mission Overview

The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is enabling a new era of research in space aimed at improving...

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November 13, 2018

Northrop Grumman CRS-10 Mission Overview

The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is enabling a new era of research in space aimed at improving...

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OA 9 Cygnus as seen during its arrival at the ISS on May 24, 2018.

November 8, 2018

Science Investigations Ready for Northrop Grumman’s Resupply Mission to International...

WALLOPS ISLAND FLIGHT FACILITY (VA), November 8, 2018 – Northrop Grumman is targeting its 10th commercial resupply mission...

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November 7, 2018

International Space Station U.S. National Lab and National Science Foundation Announce...

Up to $4 million in funding from the National Science Foundation will be available for fluid dynamics, particulate and...

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October 24, 2018

Series of Human Physiology Projects Selected by NCATS, NIBIB for International Space Station...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 24, 2018 –The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, the National...

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October 22, 2018

International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory and National Science Foundation...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL (October 23, 2018) — The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and the National...

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The International Space Station taken from Space Shuttle Discovery as the Sun rises from behind Earth. The STS 119 and Expedition 18 crew took this picture after leaving the Space Station in March 2009.

October 18, 2018

Boeing Partners with the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory to Award...

BOSTON, MA (October 18, 2018) – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have...

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September 11, 2018

The ISS National Lab Announces Request for Proposals to Access Spaceflight Biospecimens

In association with Taconic Biosciences and BioServe Space Technologies, selected concepts from this Request for Proposals will...

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