Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, STS-115 mission specialist, waves during a spacewalk

January 12, 2024

ISS National Lab Selects Illinois Graduate Student as the 2023 James A. Abrahamson Space...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), January 12, 2024 – A college student pursuing a Ph.D. in physical sciences was selected as the...

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January 11, 2024

Upcoming Private Astronaut Mission to Test Technology for Future Long-Duration Spaceflight...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), January 11, 2024 – When Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission, Ax-3, launches to the...

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Axiom Mission 2 lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2023.

January 10, 2024

Stem Cell Investigations to Improve Cancer Treatment Among Payloads Flying on Axiom...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), January 10, 2024 – More than two dozen investigations sponsored by the International Space Station...

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ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman work in the Microgravity Science Glovebox onboard the ISS

January 9, 2024

Funding Available for Technology Development Research Leveraging International Space Station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), January 9, 2024 – The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting flight...

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NASA astronaut Raja Chari

January 9, 2024

NASA Astronaut Raja Chari and ISS National Lab to Lead Multiple Sessions at Consumer...

LAS VEGAS (NV), January 9, 2024 – The International Space Station (ISS) is a technological marvel that enables innovation not...

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SpaceX CRS-29 launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on November 9, 2023.

December 22, 2023

SpaceX Returns Vital Life Science Research Sponsored by the ISS National Lab

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 22, 2023 – Dozens of science and technology development payloads returned to Earth from...

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Earth's atmosphere from the ISS as it soars into a radiant orbital sunrise

December 19, 2023

Major Milestones Achieved Through the ISS National Lab in 2023

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 19, 2023 – As 2023 comes to a close, the International Space Station (ISS) National...

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Cotton growth chambers inside Veggie, a plant-growth facility

December 12, 2023

New Clues for Growing Resilient Crops Found in Space-Grown Cotton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 12, 2023 – Cotton is one of the world’s most vital agricultural commodities, used in...

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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on the ISS

November 30, 2023

No Container, No Problem—Studying Self-Contained Spheres of Liquid Protein in Space Could...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 30, 2023 – How could studying liquid drops of protein solution in space help solve an...

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch works on the ADSEP facility on the International Space Station

November 16, 2023

Redwire’s ‘Lab-in-a-Box’ Aims to Leverage the ISS National Lab to Help Improve Drug...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 16, 2023 – Approximately 90 percent of all small molecule medications for common ailments,...

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This aluminum placard contains various materials representative of spacecraft interior surfaces, with some surface samples coated in Boeings new antimicrobial coating.

November 14, 2023

Boeing Experiment Onboard the Space Station Tests Antimicrobial Coating for Long-Term Space...

Global aerospace leader Boeing launched research to the ISS to test the effectiveness and durability of an innovative...

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iss062e120658 (April 2, 2020) NASA astronaut and Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research in the Life Sciences Glovebox located in the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. The Engineered Heart Tissues investigation could promote a better understanding of cardiac function in microgravity which would be useful for drug development and other applications related to heart conditions on Earth.

November 9, 2023

Seventh Annual NSF-Funded Solicitation for Tissue Engineering Research Utilizing the ISS...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 9, 2023 – For the seventh consecutive year, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is...

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