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…
Pure of Heart: How Microgravity is Improving Cardiac Cell Quality
It is old wisdom that life is a journey and not a destination. But when your destination is space, it might seem difficult to…
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…
On the Frontier of Space: Looking Outward to Better Understand the Universe Around Us
The ISS National Lab is an outpost on the frontier of space. It is a point from which we can peer out into the…
Microbes in Microgravity: Analyzing Gene Expression to Better Understand Bacterial Behavior in Space
By observing the health of astronauts that travel into space, scientists have learned that microgravity has important effects on the human body, causing substantial…
Pushing Research to New Heights: Innovative Research at the ISS R&D Conference
What do investigators studying ecosystem productivity, the growth of fungi from the Chernobyl nuclear accident site, the robustness of a new type of osteoporosis drug, and…
WetLab-2: Transforming the ISS into a Living Laboratory
To study gene expression in a ground-based molecular biology lab, researchers utilize a whole lab bench of tools and equipment. The process of conducting…
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…
Launching a Dream: Exploring DNA in Space
After years of imagining and months of preparation, New York high school student Anna-Sophia Boguraev watched in amazement as her dream left the launch…
Gravity Incarnate: Bone Health and Physical Force
The human body, while often glorified in artistry for its aesthetics, is nonetheless a type of organic machinery—and like all machines, it is governed…
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…
