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New Student Payloads Headed to the ISS on SpaceX’s 17th Commercial Resupply Services Mission
…authentic research onboard the ISS National Lab. Space Station Explorers Visit www.spacestationexplorers.org to learn more about the Space Station Explorers Consortium, a growing community of ISS National Lab partner organizations…
Read MoreCombustion Integrated Rack
The Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR), located in the U.S. Laboratory Module (Destiny), allows investigators to perform combustion research to understand the fundamentals of the combustion process, fire safety, and methods…
Read MoreAdvanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments
The Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) project is a set of six independent studies of gaseous flames to be conducted in the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR). ACME investigates laminar…
Read MoreU.S. National Laboratory Research Payloads From SpaceX CRS-9 Arrive at the International Space Station
…often means that space-based computers are two or three generations behind state-of-the-art computers on Earth. This investigation tests small computers called Gumstix modules, which are based on open-source software, as…
Read MoreTaking Chemistry Out of This World
Chemistry is the study of the structure, composition, and properties of elements and compounds and the transformation these substances undergo. But chemistry is not just for scientists in the lab,…
Read MoreSpaceX CRS-21 Safely Splashes Down Off the Coast of Florida, Returning Science From the Space Station Back to Earth
…(ISS) to bring back thousands of pounds of scientific research and cargo. With this successful splashdown, SpaceX completed its 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the orbiting laboratory for…
Read MoreInvestment Perspectives: Expect Gradual Broadening of Investment Mix
…Expanding startup teams to encompass not only science and engineering skills but also the necessary commercial and operational execution capabilities is also not trivial. While several startups have been successful…
Read MoreBack On Campus
…in its pursuit of commercial partners to utilize the ISS, it is fully aware that the academic community can play a critical component in the further use of the National…
Read MoreStudent Stars of STEM Day
…messages with the students. “I went from coming out of high school with mediocre grades and attending community college and not really knowing what I wanted, to doing space exploration…
Read MoreGeneral Abrahamson Awarded NASA Medal for Contributions Toward LEO Commercialization During His Leadership of the ISS National Laboratory
…and facilitated close to 400 company-investor introductions. This increased demand and investment in space-based R&D has been complemented by a growing supply of in-orbit services, with the commercially operated facilities…
Read MoreMUSES Platform: Making Earth Imaging Technology Demonstrations Cost Effective from the ISS
…LEO Economy As the first commercially operated remote sensing hosted-payload platform on the ISS, MUSES is helping drive investment in a new low Earth orbit economy and attract commercial players…
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman CRS-12 Mission Overview
…the development of shielding technologies for patients on Earth receiving radiation treatments and personnel who work in areas where radiation exposure is a risk. Implementation Partner: Lockheed Martin Corporation Commercial…
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