Internet in Space—Read the Cover Story

Upward Volume 8, Issue 2 Available Now

In this issue’s cover story, see how a pioneering company used the ISS to test technology to advance the development of an interplanetary Internet. Other features highlight how space-grown tumors could lead to personalized cancer treatment and how the Genes in Space student research program has helped shape the STEM workforce of tomorrow.

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Lenore Rasmussen, Ph.D., principal investigator of the Synthetic Muscle investigation, checks the pressure during the oxygen plasma treatment of titanium metal support mounts at the U.S. Department of Energys Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The mounts are supporting the samples during flight on the International Space Station

June 16, 2016

Bringing Motion to Life: Materials Science Research in Space

For the majority of us, we take for granted the delicate, precise, and constant duties our hands perform on our command.

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NASA Image: ISS043E125603 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti working with the Osteo 4 experiment.

June 16, 2016

Gravity Incarnate: Bone Health and Physical Force

Using the ISS National Lab, researchers discovered a potential new avenue aimed at treating diseases related to bone loss.

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June 6, 2016

View From the Cupola: Kenneth Savin

You have got to be kidding! That is all I could think after being presented with the opportunity to fly experiments to the ISS.

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Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineer Scott Kelly perform operations for Rodent Research-3

February 26, 2016

Rodent Rocket Research: Biomedical Discovery in Space

Rodents have been traveling to space since the 1950s, helping to pave the way for humans to safely venture off our planet.

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Anna Lisa Paul and Rob Ferl in the University of Florida Space Plants Lab.

February 26, 2016

Staying True to Your Roots: Plants on the ISS

The ISS National Lab provides a unique platform in which researchers can study plant development without the effects of gravity.

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February 26, 2016

Constellations, Clouds, and the Conundrum of Big Data Processing

We live in a world where satellites look down on us, hoping to unravel mysteries—by capturing complex images of Earth.

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February 26, 2016

View From the Cupola: Michael Roberts

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Upward, the quarterly magazine of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.

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