NASA Explorers: Microgravity
The International Space Station, a laboratory like no other, offers something we can’t get on our home planet: Microgravity.
NASA Explorers: Orbiting Laboratory
Things behave a bit differently aboard the ISS, thanks to microgravity. Sure, floating looks like fun, but it could also unlock new scientific discoveries.
NASA Explorers: The Scientists
Putting your life’s work on top of a rocket may seem like a daunting task, but that’s exactly what scientists have been doing for decades as they launch their research to the ISS.
NASA Explorers: Training the Astronauts
Astronauts train all over the world, including at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Here, they learn not just how to live in space, but also how to conduct science in microgravity.
NASA Explorers: Before the Rocket
Our team of scientists is just days away from their research being loaded onto a SpaceX rocket that will carry their experiment to the International Space Station.
NASA Explorers: Journey to Space
The day has finally arrived. After years of work, our team of scientists is at the Kennedy Space Center in the hopes of seeing their research liftoff to the International Space Station.
NASA Explorers: On Station
Now that our researchers’ experiment is on the International Space Station, it’s time to test how their samples behave in microgravity.
NASA Explorers: Back to Gravity
With the experiment’s journey complete, Elaine Horn-Ranney Ph.D. and Parastoo Khoshaklagh Ph.D. now join the thousands of scientists who’ve performed research aboard the ISS.
20 Years of Science: NASA Explorers Bonus
This season on NASA Explorers, you’ve seen what it takes to send science to the International Space Station through the eyes of one team of researchers.
Trash
Astronaut Mike Fossum demonstrates how to pack trash before it's removed from the space station.
Toilet
Astronaut Suni Williams gives a tour of the toilet facilities on the space station and answers the question, “How do…
Hygiene
Join ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti as she shows how astronauts on the International Space Station keep clean.
Exercise-Cycling
Astronauts exercise on a stationary bicycle on the space station to maintain health and fitness.
Exercise-Running
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, an Expedition 37 flight engineer aboard the International Space Station, demonstrates how astronauts run on the…
If You Get Sick in Space
Chris Hadfield describes what happens when astronauts get sick in space.
Eating in Space
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is currently living on board the International Space Station for her long duration mission Futura. Food…
Sleeping in Space
It's bedtime on the ISS. CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us how astronauts sleep in space.
Crew Quarters
Japanese astronaut and Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata narrates a video tour of the crew quarters inside the International…
ARK3 Mission Patch Designed by Seth Green
Actor, creator, producer and space-enthusiast Seth Green has designed the latest CASIS mission patch. Hear his story on the development…
International Space Station Toilet Tour
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shows how to use the most unglamorous but often asked-about part of living on the International…
CASIS ARK2 Mission: Advancing Research Knowledge
CASIS has brokered a wide array of research investigations, from academic to very non-traditional inquiry onboard the ISS U.S. National…
Made In Space and CASIS: Launch World's First 3D Printer to Space
Made in Space joins forces with CASIS and NASA to pave the way to 3D printing in space.
Space Is In It: The Story of CASIS, the ISS National Laboratory and COBRA PUMA Golf
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space is tasked with bringing new and non-traditional users to the International…
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