Shooting to Higher Orbit: SlingShot’s Flexible Launch Model Offers Affordable, Fast Path to LEO
The future low Earth orbit (LEO) economy depends on faster, more frequent rides to space. SEOPS, LLC is addressing this urgent need with its…
It’s Getting Crowded Up There: Towing Away Trash in Space
No one likes trash—not in landfills and not in space. Yet the mounting problem of orbital debris continues to increase as space gets more…
Spaceflight Studies for a Sustainable Future
Humankind has made incredible technological advancements over the past two centuries. However, many of these advancements have come at a significant cost to the…
Attracting Entrepreneurs to Space: MassChallenge Grantees Move Early-Stage Innovations Forward
Imagine having the next revolutionary idea with the potential to improve disease treatment, to build better solar cells, or to detect nuclear radiation. What…
View From the Cupola: Caroline Smith
When we launched Seeker Universe a little over a year ago, we also established an exciting partnership with the ISS National Lab, as a…
Tough Enough for Space: Accelerating Materials Testing With a New Permanent Platform
In microgravity, even seemingly indestructible materials degrade. Just look at the Hubble telescope, where its outer layer of insulation and thin layer of aluminum…
View from the Cupola: Jeff Manber
NanoRacks is proud to be featured in this issue of Upward, which explores the International Space Station (ISS) as a launch platform. Whether on…
Tropical Cyclone in Sight: Tracking Hurricanes & Typhoons from Space
Tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes and typhoons, are the most destructive natural forces on Earth—causing an estimated 10,000 deaths and $26 billion in…
Reshaping Drug Delivery Millions of Crystals at a Time
Many cancer therapies, such as Merck & Co.’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda®, are dilute solutions of large molecules called monoclonal antibodies in a saline solution…
Jumpstarting the CubeSat Revolution with Reliable Launch from the ISS
Does your small satellite need a ride to space? It is getting a lot easier thanks to NASA and commercial partners, who are establishing…
The View From the Cupola: Ken Shields
NASA’s recent signing of an updated cooperative agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) extends our role as manager…
Space Tango: Research in a Box
Space is synonymous with possibility and growth. Since the Big Bang 13 billion years ago, the edges of our universe have pushed beyond the…
