Space-Made Fibers and Novel Biotech Among Research Returning to Earth After Successful Space Station Mission
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 30, 2024 – Research on a novel vision loss therapy and space-manufactured optical fibers were among the nearly 565…
Student Teams Launch Fruit Flies, Fungus, and Futures on NASA’s SpaceX CRS-30
Space affects iron levels in astronauts’ bodies, and a team of students from the Midland region of Texas wants to know if studying iron…
Testing Novel 3D Mapping Technology to Transform Space Exploration and Benefit Industries on Earth
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 26, 2024 – When you go on a trip, you might reach for a map to help navigate your…
ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug Delivery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 25, 2024 – Arthritis is a crippling disease, affecting approximately one in four adults. It wreaks havoc on our…
Robotic Helpers Test New Technology on the Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 24, 2024 – In science fiction movies, we often see robots zipping around spacecraft performing various tasks. What was…
Sensors, Satellites, and Sidekicks: Chemical Fingerprinting From Space for Valuable Applications on Earth
Beside some of the greatest heroes, you’ll find a loyal sidekick ready to jump in and help whenever a challenge arises. Batman has Robin.…
From Root Cause to Remedy: Can Microgravity Help Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis?
Alan Grodzinsky sees things differently. When he uses fluorescent dyes to test cell viability in the cartilage tissue he studies, dead cells are supposed…
Free-Flying Robots in Space: How Real-Life Droids are Testing New Tech
Five years ago, on a space station not so far away, a trio of cube-shaped robots embarked on a multi-year mission to help pave…
View From the Cupola: Donna Roberts
I am excited to introduce this edition of Upward® magazine, which highlights how flying robots, helpful sidekicks, and tissue chips containing living human cells…
The Path to a Sustainable LEO Economy Beyond the ISS
When I joined NASA roughly 50 years ago, I marveled at the incredible programs that the agency was engaged in. It was the end…
