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A view of the miniPCR device in the cupola on the International Space Station.

June 22, 2022

From Science Fairs to Space: Student Experiments Help Launch New Era of Space-Based Research

To advance scientific discovery in new ways, scientists are taking their experiments and labs to an environment unlike any other.

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The Cygnus spacecraft as it leaves the ISS for the first SlingShot mission with Lynks payload attached.

December 1, 2020

Shooting to Higher Orbit: SlingShot’s Flexible Launch Model Offers Affordable, Fast Path...

The future low Earth orbit economy depends on faster, more frequent rides to space.

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Scientists with Swag: Team Penicillium Mold Growth show theyve got what it takes to send an experiment to space.

December 14, 2018

The Ultimate Science Fair: Participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program

While only some students had experiments chosen to fly to the ISS, the impact on all participating students was significant.

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kids pointing rockets sky

June 26, 2018

DreamUp Launches Learning into Orbit

DreamUp uses the wonder of spaceflight to ignite young people’s interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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June 26, 2018

View From the Cupola: Kathleen Fredette

The future of education and the culture of science is not measured by the efficacy of repeating back memorized answers.

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November 30, 2017

Space Tango: Research in a Box

Space is synonymous with possibility and growth. Since the Big Bang 13 billion years ago, the edges of our universe have pushed...

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European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet with 1.2 million Tomatosphere seeds that launched to the ISS on February 19, 2017.

June 29, 2017

The Tomatosphere™ Education Program: Entering a Fruitful New Phase

Right now, space tomatoes are growing in thousands of classrooms across North America.

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view from cupola rgiles

June 29, 2017

The View From the Cupola: Randy Giles

The ISS U.S. National Lab is the world’s most accessible platform where microgravity is a tool of extraordinary utility.

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anna sophia blue sky launch

June 16, 2016

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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