Connecting Researchers For a Collaboration That May Change Thinking in a Field of Study
When I was first asked in early 2016 if we were funding a research project that might benefit from study in microgravity, I knew…
SpaceX’s 19th Commercial Resupply Services Mission is Launching to the ISS
SpaceX's 19th commercial resupply services (CRS) mission, currently scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida no earlier than Wednesday, December…
Published Results From Crystallization Experiments on the ISS Could Help Merck Improve Cancer Drug Delivery
Today, a team of investigators from Merck Research Laboratories, led by Principal Investigator Paul Reichert, published results in the journal Nature Microgravity from their…
Materials in Microgravity: The ISS National Lab is Coming to the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
Uniformity. It is a central concept in materials science. We have all heard about how a chain is only as strong as its weakest…
ISS National Lab Education Project Manager Diane Matthews Receives Space Worker Hall of Fame Award
The National Space Club Florida Committee recently presented Diane Matthews, International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory education project manager, with the committee’s Space…
2019 ISSRDC Materials Science in Space Workshop Report Released
The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and NASA’s Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications (SLPSRA) Division have released the 2019…
Testing Lamborghini Carbon-Fiber Composites in the Extreme Space Environment
Houston Methodist Institute, in collaboration with Automobili Laomborghini, launched an International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory investigation on Northrop Grumman's 12th commercial resupply…
Published Results Demonstrate Microgravity Alters Cardiac Function at the Cellular Level
Today, the journal Stem Cell Reports published results from a research team at Stanford University School of Medicine that utilized the International Space Station…
Lockheed Martin Tests AstroRad Vest on ISS Crew
Northrop Grumman's 12th commercial resupply services mission (NG CRS-12) that launched earlier this week included an International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory-sponsored investigation from…
Cygnus Successfully Docks to the ISS for Northrop Grumman’s 12th Commercial Resupply Services Mission
Yesterday, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Northrop Grumman's 12th commercial resupply services (CRS) mission. Cygnus…
Butterflies in Space: A Special Education Teacher’s Journey With Orion’s Quest
I often hear, “I can’t,” “this is too hard,” or “this is a great idea…for honors students.” As a special education teacher, I have…
Axonis and Encapsulate Awarded 2019 Technology in Space Prize from Boeing and the ISS National Lab
Last night, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced the 2019 awardees of their annual “Technology in Space…