Upward, Volume 6, Issue 1 Now Available
From gas station in space to cancer research, our latest issue highlights exciting results from ISS research and technology development.
Fueling the Low Earth Orbit Economy: Orbit Fab's Gas Stations in Space
Learn how startup Orbit Fab's Gas Stations in Space™ began as a sketch on a napkin.
Mighty Mice to the Rescue: How Mice in Microgravity Help Patients With Muscle and Bone Loss on Earth
Results from studying bone and muscle loss in space shows promise for patients with conditions like osteoporosis or muscular dystrophy.
Space Crystals and the Search for a Cancer Cure: Using Microgravity to Improve Protein Crystallization
To take a shot at a “holy grail” of cancer drug discovery, researchers at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research looked to space.
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Mighty Mice to the Rescue: How Mice in Microgravity Help Patients With Muscle and Bone Loss on Earth
People usually think of bone and muscle as very different things. Bones support the body and give it shape, while muscles provide the strength…
Space Crystals and the Search for a Cancer Cure: Using Microgravity to Improve Protein Crystallization
To take a shot at a “holy grail” of cancer drug discovery, researchers from Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research set their sights on…
Fueling the Low Earth Orbit Economy: Orbit Fab's Gas Stations in Space
A year before Orbit Fab completed tests on the International Space Station (ISS) for hardware designed to refuel spacecraft in orbit, Furphy—as the project…
Crystal Clear: Super-Sized Protein Crystals From Space Could Help Treat Diseases on Earth
In Greek mythology, Pandora’s Box releases disease and other miseries into the world. But in real…
From Science Fairs to Space: Student Experiments Help Launch New Era of Space-Based Research
To advance scientific discovery in new ways, scientists are taking their experiments and labs to an…
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…
ISS National Lab Missions Flown
From the 1st launch back in 2013 to the most recent one, take a look back at all the science that launched to the ISS National Lab!
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