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Upward is the official magazine of
the ISS National Lab. In it, you’ll:

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Science in
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Learn why researchers, commercial companies, academic institutions, and government agencies turn to space when research hits a wall—or an Earthbound limitation, like gravity.

Meet
Our
Partners

Meet the partners who help translate ground-based research into spaceflight-ready projects and support research while it’s in orbit.

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to
Orbit

Follow the path of a project, from launch to in-orbit activities, and join in the excitement of conducting research on the space station, a one-of-a-kind R&D platform.

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The
Results

Read about the game-changing results achieved in low Earth orbit and how they impact life here on Earth through new publications, patents, and products.

Who is UPWARD for?

Everyone! Commercial companies, academic institutions, government agencies, nonprofit research organizations, and others have utilized the unique environment available just 250 miles above Earth to change the game and advance their R&D.

Chris Saski PhD

Professor of Genomics and Computational Biology

Chris Sasaki, Ph.D.

Spatiam, Alberto Montilla

Co-Founder and SEO, Spatiam

Alberto Montilla

Encapsulate Team

Co-Founder and CEO, Encapsulate

Armin Rad

Peter Sunderland

Professor of Fire Protection Engineering

Peter Sunderland

Xu Parvin Chunhui

Professor

Chunhui Xu

MicroQuin founder and CSO Scott Robinson, holding a specialized 12-well tissue culture plate containing breast cancer cells grown on the ISS.

Founder and CEO, Microquin

Scott Robinson

Axonis researchers Tia Dey and Shane Hegarty preparing for the team's ISS National Lab-sponsored investigation.

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Axonis Therapeutics

Shane Hegarty

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In this issue’s cover story, learn about microbes that hitchhike with astronauts, inhabit the space station, and adapt to the unique conditions there. Other features highlight how wave patterns in vibrating fluids could improve heat removal systems and how researchers are propelling bubbles using light to precisely steer fluids—both of which are critically important for future space missions.

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The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS®) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit our website, ISSNationalLab.org.