Space Station Ambassador and educator, Laura Tomlin participating in a reduced gravity flight as part of the Embedded Teachers Program

February 27, 2024

ISS National Lab Announces STEM Education and Workforce Development Funding Opportunity

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), February 27, 2024 – The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting...

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Crew 8 astronauts- (from left) Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps.

February 26, 2024

Crew-8 Astronauts to Support Variety of R&D Projects During Six-Month Science Expedition

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), February 26, 2024 – Four new crew members will work on dozens of scientific investigations during...

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GITAI's S2 robotic arm system

February 21, 2024

Autonomous Robotic Arm System Aims to Advance Space Station Robotics

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), February 21, 2024 – California-based startup GITAI is gearing up to test a novel autonomous robotic arm...

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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, heads to the ISS for the 20th Northrop Grumman resupply mission on Jan. 30, 2024.

February 14, 2024

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Optical Glass Fabrication Moves the Future of In-Space...

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), February 14, 2024 – New fiber optics experiments sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS)...

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February 9, 2024

Two Startups Selected Through Technology in Space Prize to Leverage ISS National Lab

BOSTON (MA), February 9, 2024 – Startups Symphony Bio and FluxWorks are the newest recipients of the Technology in Space...

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September's 2023 Harvest Moon, photographed from the ISS

February 6, 2024

Record Year Detailed in ISS National Laboratory® Annual Report

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), February 6, 2024 – Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) marked a banner year for the International Space Station...

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The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured moments before its capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm in February 2021

January 26, 2024

NG-20 Mission Overview

More than a dozen payloads representing diverse research areas will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard...

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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter approaches the International Space Station in February, 2022.

January 25, 2024

Projects Flying to Space Station on NG-20 Will Include Tissue Chips, Artificial Retina...

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), January 25, 2024 – A pair of robotic arms, a project to construct artificial retinas in space, and a new...

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A view of the miniPCR device in the cupola on the International Space Station.

January 25, 2024

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Investigation Aims to Expand Genes in Space™ Toolkit on Station

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), January 24, 2024 – For nearly a decade, Genes in Space™ has challenged students to develop spaceflight...

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Spaceborne Computer-2 onboard the International Space Station

January 23, 2024

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Experiments Propel Spaceborne Computer Toward New Frontiers in...

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), January 23, 2024 – Expanding its venture into space computing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will...

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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured after captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS in August 2023.

January 22, 2024

LambdaVision Aims to Refine Process for In-Space Manufacturing of Artificial Retinas Through...

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), January 22, 2024 – Approximately 1.5 million people worldwide are affected by retinitis pigmentosa, a...

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A view of University of Connecticuts cartilage tissue chip.

January 19, 2024

New Therapeutic for Cartilage Regeneration Will Fly to the Space Station to Improve...

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), January 19, 2024 – About one in four adults are affected by arthritis, which can wreak havoc on joints by...

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