June 22, 2022
To advance scientific discovery in new ways, scientists are taking their experiments and labs to an environment unlike any other.
December 23, 2019
This special issue of Upward will revisit some of the most groundbreaking life sciences research done on the ISS National Lab.
July 11, 2019
The microgravity environment of the ISS National Lab allows scientists to study cells in ways not possible on the ground.
Imagine that you could test your idea in space onboard the International Space Station. Are such imaginings far-fetched?
June 26, 2018
Every three seconds, a person somewhere in the world breaks a bone due to osteoporosis.
March 26, 2018
A team of Merck researchers is utilizing the unique microgravity environment of space to help patients on Earth.
November 27, 2017
Heart disease costs an estimated $207 billion each year in healthcare services, medications, and missed work.
October 26, 2017
By observing the health of astronauts in space, scientists learned that microgravity has important effects on the human body.
October 24, 2017
After years of imagining and months of preparation, a New York high school student watched as her dream left the launch pad.
Using the ISS National Lab, researchers discovered a potential new avenue aimed at treating diseases related to bone loss.
October 23, 2017
Rodents have been traveling to space since the 1950s, helping to pave the way for humans to safely venture off our planet.
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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