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August 7, 2020

Studying Drug Metabolism in Space: 2020 Genes in Space Winning Student Experiment

Genes in Space 2020 winner Kristoff Misquitta High school students have all spent time in their school’s lab conducting...

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Yujie Wang (second from the left) and Finsam Samson (second from the right) were announced the winners of the 2019 Genes in Space competition at the 2019 ISS Research and Development Conference.

July 2, 2020

Genes in Space Winning Students Will Study Stress in Space

Later this year, 2019 Genes in Space student competition winners Finsam Samson and Yujie Wang will watch as a rocket launches to...

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Nickelodons Slime in Space in the cupola of the ISS.

May 8, 2020

The Science of Slime in Space: Examining Liquid Behavior in Microgravity

Mark Weislogel, Portland State University professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Rihana...

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May 5, 2020

Nickelodeon’s Slime in Space Takes Off

This past weekend, Nickelodeon aired its annual Kids’ Choice Awards, famous over the years for “sliming” its many...

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Students from the iLEAD Schools teams that launched DreamUp experiments to the ISS on SpaceX CRS 20.

March 12, 2020

From the Classroom to Space: Launching Student Science

Last week, students from several iLead Schools had an out-of-this-world opportunity—to take their science experiments from the...

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Engaging Students in Research on Nitrogen Fixation in Microgravity

February 25, 2020

Engaging Students in Research on Nitrogen Fixation in Microgravity

Through Magnitude.io’s ExoLab experiments, students can investigate microgravity’s effects on biology and ecology by...

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International Space Station exploded configuration.

January 13, 2020

The ISS Engineering Feat: Design

This blog post is part of “The ISS Engineering Feat” series contributed by Rafe Van Wagenen, a 10th-grade student at the...

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ISS017 E 012652 (4 Aug. 2008) Earths horizon and station solar array panels are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 17 crewmember on the International Space Station

January 13, 2020

The ISS Engineering Feat: Power and Cooling

This blog post is part of “The ISS Engineering Feat” series contributed by Rafe Van Wagenen, a 10th-grade student at the...

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While anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, astronaut Scott Parazynski assesses his repair work as the solar array is fully deployed during the STS 120 missions fourth spacewalk on Nov. 3, 2007 while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the International Space Station. During the 7 hour, 19 minute spacewalk, Parazynski cut a snagged wire and installed improvised stabilizers designed to strengthen the damaged solar arrays structure and stability in the vicinity of the damage.

January 13, 2020

The ISS Engineering Feat: Solar Array Repair

This blog post is part of “The ISS Engineering Feat” series contributed by Rafe Van Wagenen, a 10th-grade student at the...

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iss059e061425 (May 13, 2019) The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its robotic hand, also known as Dextre, attached for fine tuned robotics work extends across the frame as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured at right berthed to the Harmony module.

January 13, 2020

The Engineering Feat: ISS Robotics

This blog post is part of “The ISS Engineering Feat” series contributed by Rafe Van Wagenen, a 10th-grade student at the...

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Dr. Ilia Guzei (far right) and the 2018 Wisconsin Space Crystals team at the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy Space Center preparing their samples for launch.

September 9, 2019

2019 ISSRDC Award: Providing a Unique, Hands-On Learning Experience for Middle and High...

Each year, the International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development (R&D) Conference, held in coordination with the...

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Student Scientists Hope to Keep Astronauts Healthy in Space

June 26, 2019

Student Scientists Hope to Keep Astronauts Healthy in Space

Back in April, Team Violet Purple – a group of students in grades 3-9 – made their way from California to Florida’s east...

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