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The New Gold Rush: 3D Printing in Micro-G

June 29, 2017 - Upward

…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…

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

January 23, 2024 - Press Releases

…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™,…

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Investment Perspectives: Looking Forward to a Busy 2021

December 21, 2020 - ISS360

…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…

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Technology Demonstrations

April 18, 2024

…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…

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Constellations, Clouds, and the Conundrum of Big Data Processing

February 26, 2016 - Upward

…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….

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From Better Showers to Improved Tires: Commercial R&D on the Space Station

August 7, 2018 - ISS360

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…

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Managing the ISS National Lab: A CASIS Retrospective

August 31, 2021 - ISS360

…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…

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Northrop Grumman CRS-11 Mission Overview

April 11, 2019 - Press Releases

…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…

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Sensors, Satellites, and Sidekicks: Chemical Fingerprinting From Space for Valuable Applications on Earth

April 23, 2024 - Upward

…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…

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Leveraging the ISS for Valuable Commercial Technology and Materials Research

January 7, 2019 - ISS360

…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…

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Governor Baker, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and the ISS National Lab Announce Winners of Galactic Grant Competition

July 7, 2015 - Press Releases

…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…

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Exotic Glass Fibers From Space: The Race to Manufacture ZBLAN

December 14, 2018 - Upward

…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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