Extreme Electronics: LEO as the Ultimate Technology Proving Ground
Computing advances continue to push the envelope for ever-smaller, ruggedized electronics that must thrive in extreme conditions, whether inside jet engines, nuclear reactors, geothermal…
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…
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…
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…
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…
