Amplifying Communication of Space Station Research with Seeker
Popular science content publisher Seeker is working with the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab to highlight research conducted on the orbiting laboratory through…
Creatively Advancing Industry in Low Earth Orbit
Twyman Clements, CEO of in-orbit commercial services provider Space Tango, was recently named to Fast Company’s 2018 list of the 100 most creative people…
Recognizing Awesome Women in Space Science
Sally Ride Day remembers the first American woman in space on her birthday, May 26. Dr. Sally Ride was a mission specialist on the STS-7…
Bacteria and Biofuel Production
This week, International Space Station crew members are beginning work on an investigation aimed at evaluating pathways to enhance the biological production of the…
Exciting Time for Women in Science
Each year, May 26 is a day set aside to honor Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space. Ride was a…
Continuing the CubeSat Revolution
CubeSats continue to be a recurring passenger to the International Space Station from commercial services provider NanoRacks, a leader in the CubeSat revolution. Following…
NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik Announced as Speaker at the ISS Research and Development Conference
Kennedy Space Center, FL (May 17, 2018) — The International Space Station Research and Development Conference today announced that NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.) will…
Separating Liquids in Space
The Cygnus spacecraft is making its way to the International Space Station after the launch of Orbital ATK CRS-9 on Monday. Cygnus is expected…
117 Billion Particles and Counting
Last week, International Space Station crew members changed out a laptop battery for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02). The AMS-02 project is an international…
Two Student Projects Selected from Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. (May 22, 2018) – After a robust response from students around the country, the Center for the Advancement of Science…
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus is Headed to the Space Station
Orbital ATK CRS-9 successfully launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia this morning at 4:44 am EDT, and the solar arrays on the Cygnus…
The 24 Student Experiments That Launched on OA-9
On May 21, 2018, an Antares rocket launched a Cygnus resupply vehicle into low Earth orbit. The Cygnus capsule carried about 7000 pounds (3000…