Mission patch design winner

March 11, 2021

Inspiring Girls in STEM: Girl Scouts Will Send Research to the ISS

As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, we are reminded that young girls everywhere are drawing inspiration from...

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dream up lab student plants

February 23, 2021

New 2021 Research Announcement Focuses on Higher Education and Digitization

The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory supports advanced research and development (R&D) that...

Education 

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (left) and Christina Koch are inside the Quest airlock preparing the U.S. spacesuits and tools they will use on their first spacewalk together.

February 11, 2021

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Advancing Research and Inspiring Girls to...

Today, as we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight some of the pioneering women and girls...

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iss064e012018 (Dec. 14, 2020) NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Shannon Walker unpacks spacewalk hardware inside the Quest airlock where U.S. spacewalks are staged.

January 25, 2021

First-Ever LIVE Story Time From Space Reading With Astronaut Shannon Walker!

One of the longest running, most successful education programs sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National...

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Students working on a Germs in Space DreamKit experiment.

January 21, 2021

Students Explore Microbiology on the Space Station With DreamUp’s Germs in Space DreamKit

The Germs in Space DreamKit, produced by DreamUp, aims to bring space science to homes and classrooms through hands-on...

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Lydia Bennett at a science day ham radio exhibit.

January 6, 2021

Connecting Students With Space Through Ham Radio

Media Credit: Marcia Bennett Lydia Bennett is currently a junior at Saint Francis High School near Atlanta. While in middle...

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December 15, 2020

Time’s First-Ever Kid of the Year is Past Participant in Genes in Space Program

For the first time ever, in 2020, TIME magazine has selected a “Kid of the Year.” From more than 5,000 U.S.-based nominees,...

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:17 a.m. EST on Dec. 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceXs 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS 21) mission. Dragon will deliver more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory. The mission marks the first launch for SpaceX under NASAs CRS 2 contract.

December 7, 2020

SpaceX CRS-21 Delivers Student Led Experiments to the International Space Station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 7, 2020 – SpaceX successfully launched and docked its 21st commercial resupply services...

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Skylab student scientist Kathy Jackson demonstrates her sensory motor project to Walter Cronkite.

November 12, 2020

20 Years of Student Experiments Using the International Space Station

Let’s take a moment’s pause to celebrate a significant milestone: 20 years of continuous human presence in space. The...

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Space-Themed Music Builds STEM and Music Skills

October 20, 2020

Space-Themed Music Builds STEM and Music Skills

Join Us for the ISSRDC 2020 STEM Plenary Session We invite you to attend this year’s STEM plenary session on Day 3 of the...

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Skylab Students Were the First Students to do Experiments in Space—and it Changed Their Lives

October 6, 2020

Skylab Students Were the First Students to do Experiments in Space—and it Changed Their...

The International Space Station (ISS) has enabled a revolution in educational access to space. Over the past 20 years, more than...

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iss060e022993 (Aug. 6, 2019) The Cygnus resupply spacecraft from Northrop Grumman is shown grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm following its detachment from the Unity module and just before release. Behind the robotic arm, the SpaceX Dragon is seen still attached to the Unity module of the International Space Station.

September 28, 2020

Student Research Experiments to Play Prominent Role in Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), September 28, 2020 – When Northrop Grumman launches its Cygnus spacecraft to the International...

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