NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams conducts operations for the WetLab 2 validation study aboard the space station.

October 25, 2017

WetLab-2: Transforming the ISS into a Living Laboratory

What if tools on the ISS National Lab allowed researchers to analyze samples in orbit and obtain results in near real time?

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anna sophia blue sky launch

October 24, 2017

Launching a Dream: Exploring DNA in Space

After years of imagining and months of preparation, a New York high school student watched as her dream left the launch pad.

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

October 24, 2017

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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NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Terry Virts conduct rodent research investigations within the Microgravity Science Glovebox and the Rodent Habitat Module onboard the ISS

October 23, 2017

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.

October 23, 2017

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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