Seventh Annual NSF-Funded Solicitation for Tissue Engineering Research Utilizing the ISS National Lab Now Open
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NSF Funds Annual Solicitation Seeking Physical Science Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab
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ISS National Lab News
No Container, No Problem—Studying Self-Contained Spheres of Liquid Protein in Space Could Help Improve Medicine on Earth
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 30, 2023 – How could studying liquid drops of protein solution in space help solve an Achilles’ heel in…
Redwire’s ‘Lab-in-a-Box’ Aims to Leverage the ISS National Lab to Help Improve Drug Manufacturing
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 16, 2023 – Approximately 90 percent of all small molecule medications for common ailments, like aspirin and antihistamines, are…
Boeing Experiment Onboard the Space Station Tests Antimicrobial Coating for Long-Term Space Missions
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 15, 2023 – As humans travel to Mars and beyond, where resupply from and return to Earth is difficult…
Seventh Annual NSF-Funded Solicitation for Tissue Engineering Research Utilizing the ISS National Lab Now Open
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 9, 2023 – For the seventh consecutive year, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding a solicitation seeking projects…
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