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Commercial Capabilities and Platforms on the Space Station
…commercially operated facilities, managed by eight companies. These innovative commercial facility and service providers: Offer increasing facility and capability options to users across a wide range of research areas Plan…
Read MoreInternational Space Station U.S. National Lab Payloads Prepped for Orbital ATK CRS-8 Launch
…Segundo, CA) The Optical Communication and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) will test specific functions of laser-based communications using automated CubeSats deployed from the ISS. Optical communication (communication using lasers) is a…
Read MoreThe Olympic Torch on the ISS
…also affects the shape of the flame, resulting in a spherical, less elongated flame. For a comprehensive overview of how microgravity influences combustion check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYbtfRibYe0&feature=youtube_gdata Combustion Studies Matter Combustion…
Read MoreIn-Orbit Activities: The ISS As a Research Platform
…were from commercial entities, reflecting the increasing dominance of commercial payloads, which is driven by growth in the space economy and increased private sector interest in space-based R&D. Since transitioning…
Read MoreResources and Publications
…Q4 Quarterly Report and Metrics Committee (7) UAC Core Committee Fall 2024 Quarterly UAC Charter User Advisory Committee (UAC) Core Committee Quarterly Meeting Minutes UAC Charter UAC Core Committee Meeting…
Read MoreLEO Economic Development: Supply
…fosters a vibrant ecosystem of Implementation Partners (IPs)—a mix of seasoned aerospace companies and agile startups. These IPs play a crucial role in transforming terrestrial research into successful spaceflight investigations…
Read MoreOrbital Insights: Student Research in Space
…semifinalists. I first competed in 2022 with one of my friends, and we earned an honorable mention. I really enjoyed the experience and wanted to try again to see if…
Read MoreISS R&D Award for Innovation in Technology Development and Demonstration
…CRS-12, is the first long-term demonstration onboard the ISS of supercomputing capabilities from a commercial off-the-shelf computer system. The Spaceborne Computer is being operated onboard the space station for one…
Read MoreInvestment Perspectives: On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Markets Continue to Evolve
…as exemplified by the company’s rapid technology progress achieved through deployments with the ISS National Lab. In FY19, startup company Orbit Fab successfully completed the first test of its Furphy…
Read MoreExtreme Electronics: LEO as the Ultimate Technology Proving Ground
…the right to commercialize MISSE in 2015, Alpha Space upgraded its capabilities, and now the MISSE Flight Facility is increasingly being used to test complex technologies, systems, and components to…
Read MoreZero Robotics Summer Spheres Program
…including California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, and Massachusetts, with the ISS National Lab as the main sponsor for the middle school competition. To view an archive of the competition, visit: http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/25444-spheres-competition-from-iss-on-august-13-2013…
Read MoreLaunching a Dream: Exploring DNA in Space
…transcription and thus translation, so the gene is not expressed. What are Epigenetic Changes? The human genome is a person’s complete set of DNA, the sequence of four chemical bases…
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