Elf on the Space Station
Astronauts Anne McClain of NASA, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Konenenko of Roscosmos weren’t the only ones to recently arrive at the International Space Station (ISS).…
Multiple Flight Projects Selected by International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 20, 2018 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory today announced multiple flight projects stemming from a…
Upward Volume 3, Issue 3—the official magazine of the ISS National Lab
Explore the newest issue of Upward to learn about the latest activities taking place on the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory! In…
Emulating Human Biology With Tissue Chips
The cover story of the January 2019 “The Future of Medicine” special issue of National Geographic highlights Emulate, Inc.—a company developing innovative tissue chip…
Setting Sights on Vision
Nicole Wagner is the president and CEO of LambdaVision, a startup company focused on developing an innovative protein-based retinal implant capable of restoring high-resolution…
Shedding Light on our Early Solar System
An investigation that recently launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Northrop Grumman’s 10th commercial resupply mission could help provide a better understanding…
12 Projects Selected from Space Station Rodent Research Reference Mission Solicitation
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 12, 2018 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory today announced a series of selected concepts in…
Igniting Interest Through Inquiry
Julissa Herrera loves science. As a current student at Evergreen Community College in San Jose, California, she is working her way toward a career…
View From the Cupola: Caroline Smith
When we launched Seeker Universe a little over a year ago, we also established an exciting partnership with the ISS National Lab, as a…
Tough Enough for Space: Accelerating Materials Testing With a New Permanent Platform
In microgravity, even seemingly indestructible materials degrade. Just look at the Hubble telescope, where its outer layer of insulation and thin layer of aluminum…
Encouraging Girls in STEM: Astronaut Reads American Girl Book on the ISS
According to the National Science Foundation, studies have shown that by the time children reach the second grade and are asked to draw a…
An Expanding Market of Nontraditional ISS Users
Part of the role of the ISS National Lab is to expand the utilization of the orbiting facility to nontraditional research partners, such as…
