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…
The Little Furnace That Could: Using Space to Improve Radiation Detection
Everything around you emits radiation—from the bananas in your kitchen, to cosmic rays from space, to the piece of paper (or screen) from which…
The ISS and Household Products: How P&G is Using Space to Improve Customer Experience
In an era of increasing commercial innovation in space, many big-name companies are taking to the skies to explore how microgravity research might enhance…
Rodent Rocket Research: Biomedical Discovery in Space
Rodents have been traveling to space since the 1950s, helping to pave the way for humans to safely venture off our planet. Since these…
View From the Cupola: Kenneth Savin
You have got to be kidding! That is all I could think two and a half years ago when I got off the phone…
View From the Cupola: Greg Johnson
After the completion of another record year, the ISS U.S. National Laboratory continues to expand the frontiers of science in low Earth orbit! In…
The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean Image Processing System
For millennia, humans have looked up to the sky to find constellations of stars, wondering what mysteries they hold. Today, we live in a…
The New Gold Rush: 3D Printing in Micro-G
Until a year ago, commercially printing objects in space was the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore. At any given time onboard the ISS…
Bringing Motion to Life: Materials Science Research in Space
Our hands perform dozens, if not hundreds, of tasks for us every day. They wave hello and goodbye. They open jars, doors, and soda…
Exotic Glass Fibers From Space: The Race to Manufacture ZBLAN
Optical fibers are the thread that connects our modern digital world. Smaller in diameter than a human hair, these fibers can transmit light pulses…
