ISS National Lab Announces Request for Proposals to Access Space Flown Rodent Research Specimens
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), March 15, 2019 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory announced a Request for…
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Supporting Water Sustainability From Space
According to the United Nations, approximately two-thirds of Earth’s population—around 4 billion people—experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year,…
Popular Mechanics Highlights HPE's Spaceborne Computer
Popular Mechanics featured Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) Spaceborne Computer in an article published yesterday. The Spaceborne Computer, which represents the first long-term demonstration of supercomputing…
Rethinking Rodent Research: Concept & Design
Building on the scientific success of previous missions using animal models, the Rodent Research Reference Missions adapt the standard rodent research format to maximize…
Going Off the Ground With Agriculture Research
Although it may seem a bit surprising, research conducted off of the ground—onboard the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab—could help improve agriculture back…
Looking at Liquid Motion in Microgravity
Although it is mesmerizing to watch large bubbles of liquid float around on the International Space…
Collaborating with NIH on Tissue Chips in Space
The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab enables a wide variety of research aimed at advancing…
Remembering Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe on International Women's Day
This International Women's Day, we remember Christa McAuliffe, STS-51L citizen observer and payload specialist representing the Teacher…
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New ISS National Lab Research Aims to Treat Blindness
LambdaVision is a startup company who is developing a retinal implant that has the capacity to treat retinal degenerative blindness, which affects millions around the world. By sending research to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, LambdaVision seeks to improve the manufacturing process associated with this implant.
Mission MIC: What Makes Ecolab Leaders in Microbial Control?
Mission MIC is a collaboration between Ecolab and the ISS National Lab that will enable us to study how oilfield biofilms grow in zero gravity versus what we see on earth. The experiment will launch in December 2018 and will help us answer questions that affect oilfield microbiology today.
ISS National Lab NG-10 Research Spotlight: Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip
The current high failure rate (more than 50%) of drugs in clinical trials has been linked, in part, to a lack of accurate preclinical testing. This project aims to expand use of Lab-on-a-Chip (a fully automated, multifunctional cell culture platform previously validated in bacterial and crystal growth studies) to study human skeletal muscle cell growth.