ISS National Lab Announces Sustainability Challenge Focused on Plastics Alternatives in Partnership with Estée Lauder
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 28, 2021 – The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager of the ISS National…
Former NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati Joins CASIS Board of Directors
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 21, 2021 – The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), Inc., manager of the International Space…
2020 ISSRDC Award: Mighty Mice in Space
The brawny, genetically engineered rodents known as “mighty mice”—and their creator, Se-Jin Lee of the University of Connecticut and the Jackson Laboratory—are still charting…
ISS National Lab Releases Research Announcement Focused on In-Space Production Applications in Biomanufacturing
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 20, 2021 – The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has unveiled a research announcement seeking proposals to demonstrate…
2021 ISSRDC Award: Rodent Research for Regenerative Medicine
Through a series of rodent research investigations, Rasha Hammamieh of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is using microgravity conditions onboard the International…
2020 ISSRDC Award: Techshot BioFabrication Facility
Human tissue—and perhaps even organs—could someday be 3D printed in space to help patients back on Earth, thanks to the Biofabrication Facility (BFF), developed…
ISS National Lab User Advisory Committee to Host Introductory Meeting
The User Advisory Committee (UAC) for the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science, Inc.,…
2020 ISSRDC Award: Story Time From Space
NASA astronauts have an exciting way to capture children’s imaginations through reading, thanks to Patricia Tribe and the Global Space Education Foundation’s Story Time…
Wildfires and Microgravity: NSF-Funded Research Team Will Use the ISS to Better Understand Fire Spread
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 5, 2021 – A tiny, enclosed flame onboard the International Space Station (ISS) could someday help researchers better predict…
Celebrating World Space Week: Powerful STEM Education Panel of Women in the Space Industry
In honor of World Space Week and its theme of “Celebrating Women in Space,” we would like to highlight an amazing discussion from an…
ISS National Lab Research Draws Press From Microsoft, University of Notre Dame
Experiments supported by the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory continue to capture attention, thanks to the unique capabilities of the ISS that…
SpaceX CRS-23 Successfully Completes Mission, Returning Critical Science Back to Earth
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 1, 2021 – On September 30, SpaceX completed its 23rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space…