The ISS and Household Products: How P&G is Using Space to Improve Customer Experience

Procter & Gamble (P&G), a giant among household product providers, shares exciting progress from their ISS experiments.

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 ...

Reshaping Drug Delivery Millions of Crystals at a Time

A team of Merck researchers is utilizing the unique microgravity environment of the ISS National Lab as a first step in discovering a way ...

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…

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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…

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The View From the Cupola: Erik Svedberg

I am very excited to introduce this special issue of Upward to you, as its focus is on materials research in space. My work…

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The View From the Cupola: Lucie Low

The opportunity to do biomedical research on the International Space Station (ISS) is so far outside the realm of possibility for most researchers in…

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View From the Cupola: Kirt Costello

I am pleased to provide the perspective to begin this issue of Upward, magazine of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory. Some…

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Mending a Broken Heart Using Microgravity: Cardiovascular Progenitor Cells Hold Promise for Regenerative Therapies

The human heart is truly amazing. Each day, this small muscular organ beats approximately 100,000 times and pumps around 2,000 gallons of blood, bringing…

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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…

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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…

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