Spurring Innovation Through Diverse Partnerships: A Report From the 2019 Front End of Innovation Conference
Over its 17-year history, the FEI Conference has developed into a program focused on technological innovation and product design. The main theme for the…
Space Station Explorers Share the Excitement of Maker Faire!
Earlier this month, Space Station Explorers took part in the annual Bay Area Maker Faire, a showcase of invention and creativity that gathers together…
Student Researchers Study Crystal Growth on the Space Station
A group of Wisconsin students took their studies of crystal growth out of this world—to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory! The…
NASA Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor Announced as Keynote Speaker at ISS R&D Conference
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), May 28, 2019 – The International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development Conference announced today that NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor,…
National Osteoporosis Month: Testing a New Osteoporosis Therapy on the ISS
As people age, their bones become more susceptible to fractures, which can take months to heal and significantly affect quality of life. Osteoporosis, a…
History in the Making: Student Experiment Edits DNA with CRISPR Technology in Space
Genes in Space student investigators have succeeded in making history this week, when their experiment successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to edit DNA on the…
Apollo 11 to the ISS National Lab: The Shift From Inspiring Students to Engaging Them in Space-based Science
Fifty years ago this July, a massive rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying three NASA astronauts who would make history. Apollo 11 inspired…
Innovation at the Interface Between the Physical and the Digital
The 2019 IRI Annual Conference was focused on digital transformation and the potential for innovation that exists at the interface between the digital and…
The ISS National Lab and Seeker Featured at California Academy of Sciences NightLife Event
Later this evening, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and popular science content publisher Seeker will join the California Academy of Sciences…
NCATS’ Lucie Low to Discuss Tissue Chips in Space with The Scientist Magazine
Today at 4 p.m. ET, Dr. Lucie Low, scientific program manager at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences…
Discussing Small Satellites Doing Big Science at the SATELLITE 2019 Conference
Today at the SATELLITE 2019 conference, International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory Commercial Innovation Manager, Remote Sensing Lead Etop Esen will participate in…
Joint Jeopardy: MIT Researchers Use Space to Solve the Chronic Pain of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability and inflicts a growing socioeconomic cost worldwide. The risk of OA increases with age and largely…
