Why ‘Gravity’ Was More Than Just a Movie
On Sunday evening, millions of television viewers from around the world descended upon the film mecca of Los Angeles, CA for the Oscars. For…
A Prize for the Whole World
The International Space Station is truly a testament to the power of human endeavor, perseverance and global cooperation. Together with 15 nations and 5…
Let’s Chat About STEM
Let’s Chat About STEM The word is out: STEM is a big deal! Numerous organizations, governmental entities and academic institutions are ramping up efforts…
Back On Campus
In an effort to attract new and nontraditional users to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, the ISS National Lab maintains a…
ARK-1: Creating the New Paradigm
Advancing Research Knowledge 1 (ARK-1) marks the initial increments of the ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads being sent to the International Space Station. The projects…
The Olympic Torch on the ISS
As you may have recently heard, the Olympic torch relay was successfully conducted in space for the first time. On Nov. 9, 2013, two…
Why Crowdsourcing Works
One of the the ISS National Lab strategic goals is to establish a robust “innovation cycle” where sound scientific ideas drive the development of…
Supporting Entrepreneurs in Space
At the ISS National Lab, we have been chartered by Congress and NASA to facilitate access to the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory…
CASIS Organizes 1st Annual Omics in Space Conference – Enterprising the Final Frontier
The first annual Omics-based Research in Microgravity Workshop organized by the ISS National Lab saw commercial and industrial partners from across the map congregate…
Soyuz to Send Part of Increment 37/38 Crew This Afternoon to the ISS
Today at 4:58 PM EDT, three new crewmembers will be launching to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft from the…
With Orbital Sciences Set to Launch Research to the ISS Wednesday – Commercialization of Space in Full Swing
On Wednesday, Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch its first, and much anticipated, demonstration mission of its Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station.…
Yale University School of Architecture – “Designing” the Future of CASIS
As you might imagine, from time to time, the ISS National Lab gets some very interesting inquiries. Granted, most of those range in some…