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Space Station Ambassador and educator, Laura Tomlin participating in a reduced gravity flight as part of the Embedded Teachers Program
February 27, 2024

ISS National Lab Announces STEM Education and Workforce Development Funding Opportunity

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), February 27, 2024 – The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting research to leverage the orbiting outpost for…

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Crew 8 astronauts- (from left) Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps.
February 26, 2024

Crew-8 Astronauts to Support Variety of R&D Projects During Six-Month Science Expedition

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), February 26, 2024 – Four new crew members will work on dozens of scientific investigations during their stay on the…

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GITAI's S2 robotic arm system
February 21, 2024

Autonomous Robotic Arm System Aims to Advance Space Station Robotics

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), February 21, 2024 – California-based startup GITAI is gearing up to test a novel autonomous robotic arm system on the exterior…

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The ISS is pictured from inside a window aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony modules space facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. Date Created: 2021 11 08
February 20, 2024

Investment Perspectives: SmallSat Symposium Cheers the SDA Awards, Hopes for Better Capital Markets

It was great to return to SmallSat Symposium this year. This event remains a source of valuable conversations and industry updates, reminding us all…

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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, heads to the ISS for the 20th Northrop Grumman resupply mission on Jan. 30, 2024.
February 14, 2024

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Optical Glass Fabrication Moves the Future of In-Space Manufacturing

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), February 14, 2024 – New fiber optics experiments sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory launched on Northrop Grumman’s…

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The ISS pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around following its undocking on Nov. 8, 2021.
February 9, 2024

Two Startups Selected Through Technology in Space Prize to Leverage ISS National Lab

BOSTON (MA), February 9, 2024 – Startups Symphony Bio and FluxWorks are the newest recipients of the Technology in Space Prize, funded by Boeing…

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Isabel Jiang is the 2023 winner of the Genes in Space competition.
February 9, 2024

Orbital Insights: Student Research in Space

Isabel Jiang, a high school senior from Northern California, is taking her scientific career to new heights as the most recent winner of the…

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September's 2023 Harvest Moon, photographed from the ISS
February 6, 2024

Record Year Detailed in ISS National Laboratory® Annual Report

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), February 6, 2024 – Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) marked a banner year for the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory,…

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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins views cardiomyocytes in a microscope on the ISS
February 1, 2024

Orbital Insights: Heart Cells in Microgravity

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins conducted hundreds of experiments during her time on the International Space Station (ISS), but as a biologist, one has stood…

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