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 ...

On the Edge of the Edge: Taking Supercomputing to Space

On Earth, scientists are used to having high-performance computers at their fingertips. Such computing capabilities are critical to analyze the rich data from experiments…

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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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Five years ago, in February 2016, we released our first issue of Upward, official magazine of…

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ISS R&D Conference 2021

This past year has definitely been a year filled with challenges. To overcome challenges, we must work together, and this year’s theme is about partnering to achieve the transformation needed to address the many challenges we face today—both here on Earth and as we advance our exploration goals to the Moon and beyond.

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NASA ISS Research Resources

Space Station Research Explorer
ISS National Lab Homepage (on nasa.gov)
Space Station Research and Technology

Learn-At-Home Activities and Experiences

We know many students are learning at home right now, and hands-on activities are especially important to keep students engaged and learning. Our network of ISS partners has pulled together dozens of no-cost activities for the whole family. After all, we are all in this together.

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

Jumpstarting the CubeSat Revolution with Reliable Launch from the ISS

Reshaping Drug Delivery Millions of Crystals at a Time

Space Worms Have Scientists Seeing Double (Heads)

Exotic Glass Fibers From Space: The Race to Manufacture ZBLAN

Biology

Commercial Utilization

Earth and Space Imaging

Materials Science

STEM Education

Guest Perspectives

Upward

On the Edge of the Edge: Taking Supercomputing to Space

Shooting to Higher Orbit: SlingShot’s Flexible Launch Model Offers Affordable, Fast Path to LEO

It’s Getting Crowded Up There: Towing Away Trash in Space

The View From the Cupola: Erik Svedberg

The View From the Cupola: Lucie Low

View From the Cupola: Kirt Costello

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

Spaceflight Studies for a Sustainable Future

ISS R&D Conference 2021

NASA ISS Research Resources

Learn-At-Home Activities and Experiences

Biology

Commercial Utilization

Earth and Space Imaging

Materials Science

STEM Education

Guest Perspectives

Upward

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