June 12, 2024

ISS National Lab STEM Award Recipients Inspire Students Through Space Station Science

From scientists who make meaningful discoveries that benefit Earth to educators who train the future space industry workforce,...

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A view of the miniPCR device in the cupola on the International Space Station.

January 25, 2024

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Investigation Aims to Expand Genes in Space™ Toolkit on Station

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), January 24, 2024 – For nearly a decade, Genes in Space™ has challenged students to develop spaceflight...

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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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Pinecrest Academy Space Coast students Liam Hauser, Connor Santore, Eric Distasi, Evan Ireland, and Luke Costa optimizing experiment processes for E coli and endotoxin detection in microgravity via LAL Horseshoe crab blood testing for future flight with the SSEP.

November 6, 2023

‘Bacteria Boys’ From Brevard County Middle School Launch Their Experiment to Space

We often think of horseshoe crabs as belonging on the beach, but a key ingredient in their blood could someday help astronauts...

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Cumberland County students during their visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex.

October 24, 2023

Students Reach for the Stars With STARWard STEM

Dozens of students descended on Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex earlier this month, eager to present projects they...

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Isabel Jiang poses with her trophy after winnign the 2023 Genes in Space student research contest.

August 29, 2023

California High School Student Announced as Winner of the 2023 Genes in Space Competition at...

Isabel Jiang, a high school student from Hillsborough, CA, is about to take a giant leap forward in her scientific career. She...

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The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking. NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Ricky Arnold and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev executed a fly around of the orbiting laboratory to take pictures of the station before returning home after spending 197 days in space. The station will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of the first element Zarya in November 2018.

July 24, 2023

James A. Abrahamson Space Leader Fellowship Opportunity Sponsored by the ISS National Lab is...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 24, 2023 – Following the success of the 2022 James A. Abrahamson Fellowship program, the...

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July 18, 2023

STEM Sessions and Awards Address Need for Future Space Workforce

Seattle (WA), July 18, 2023 – The National Space Council is calling on the U.S. government, private sector companies,...

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Team Seagrass at Kennedy Space Center in November 2022, when they presented their experiment. From left to right: Maya Cohen, Enzo Cosio, Teya Brandes, Sadie Halvorsen, Caydin Brandes, Jersey Holeman, Naya Berman, and Peyton Pelletier

May 23, 2023

Seagrass in Space: Middle School Students Become Microgravity Scientists

This article was written by students from iLEAD Schools, a network of charter schools in California. Through a partnership...

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Team Yucca Glauca students and their mentors at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve to conduct their postflight analysis. (Pictured from left to right: iLEAD Director of STEAM Initiatives Kathleen Fredette; retired Elkhorn Slough Reserve Director of Education Kenton Parker; Team Yucca Glauca students Grace Stumppf, Emilini Walker, Carter Sand, and Hutch Siegen; and iLEAD STEAM Program Specialist Shawna Melville.)

May 16, 2023

To Space and Back: Students Conduct Plant Science Research on the ISS

This article was written by students from iLEAD Schools, a network of charter schools in California. Through a partnership...

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April 25, 2023

Registration Opens for 2023 International Space Station Research and Development Conference...

SEATTLE (WA), April 25, 2023 – Registration is now open for the 12th annual International Space Station Research and...

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December 12, 2022

ISS National Lab Research Announcement: Leveraging the International Space Station for...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 12, 2022 – The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting...

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