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The New Gold Rush: 3D Printing in Micro-G
…one of five companies now managing in-orbit commercial facilities on the ISS, a service provided by only a couple of companies just five years ago. By 2018, at least nine…
Read MoreISS National Lab-Sponsored Experiments Propel Spaceborne Computer Toward New Frontiers in Space Computing
…The commercial off-the-shelf supercomputer, based on HPE EdgeLine and ProLiant servers, aims to reshape the trajectory of high-performance computing in space. In an investigation sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory™,…
Read MoreInvestment Perspectives: Looking Forward to a Busy 2021
…and traction with commercial startups, startup and investor commentary indicates a lengthy and challenging path to transition to follow-on contracts and programs of record. Impressive Progress by Starlink, Key Announcements…
Read MoreTechnology Demonstrations
…Earth orbit, the ISS supports a variety of satellite testing and demonstration initiatives for research, communications, and Earth-observation purposes. Testing of individual components, such as advanced computing technologies, is also…
Read MoreConstellations, Clouds, and the Conundrum of Big Data Processing
…particularly complex challenge for this community. “The more wavelengths we use for imaging and the higher spatial resolution we can achieve, the more complete understanding we can gain,” said Davis….
Read MoreFrom Better Showers to Improved Tires: Commercial R&D on the Space Station
…Company and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Both companies announced their plans at the 2018 ISS Research and Development (R&D) Conference, held in San Francisco in late July. Delta Faucet…
Read MoreManaging the ISS National Lab: A CASIS Retrospective
…by commercial vehicles and commercial infrastructure. Because of our nation’s commitment to build upon our space heritage and partner with international space agencies to design and assemble an orbital crewed…
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman CRS-11 Mission Overview
…of optical fibers for data transmission. Fluoride optical fibers have demonstrated a 10- to 100-fold signal loss reduction compared with traditional silica optical fibers, which could dramatically improve the cost…
Read MoreSensors, Satellites, and Sidekicks: Chemical Fingerprinting From Space for Valuable Applications on Earth
…we’re doing today with our commercial satellites.” Seizing an Opportunity Traveling in the form of waves, electromagnetic radiation is all around—from radio waves that transmit our favorite songs to microwaves…
Read MoreLeveraging the ISS for Valuable Commercial Technology and Materials Research
…HPE’s Spaceborne Computer achieved one year of successful operations on the ISS National Lab. This represents the first long-term demonstration of supercomputing capabilities from a commercial off-the-shelf computer system on…
Read MoreGovernor Baker, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and the ISS National Lab Announce Winners of Galactic Grant Competition
…place this year in Boston. The Competition, announced last November, allowed Massachusetts life sciences companies to compete for up to $500,000 in grant funding to support experiments on the International…
Read MoreExotic Glass Fibers From Space: The Race to Manufacture ZBLAN
…if you could suppress most or all of the crystallization in ZBLAN, the advantages of ZBLAN fiber, which include repeaterless transoceanic transmission of light, are huge compared to silica fiber.”…
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