Upward Volume 7, Issue 1 Available Now
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View From the Cupola: Donna Roberts
Our Deputy Chief Scientist introduces the newest issue of Upward which highlights how robots, sidekicks, and tissue chips found their way to the ISS.
Free-Flying Robots in Space: How Real-Life Droids are Testing New Tech
Five years ago, a trio of cube-shaped robots embarked on a mission to pave the way for future robots and autonomous systems in space.
From Root Cause to Remedy: Can Microgravity Help Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis?
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turned to space to find treatment for a condition that impacts millions of people worldwide.
Sensors, Satellites, and Sidekicks: Chemical Fingerprinting From Space for Valuable Applications on Earth
From finding leaks in pipelines to assessing the health of crops, Orbital Sidekick is a powerful alley to its customers.
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View From The Cupola: Amelia Williamson Smith
Standing outside looking upward, I gaze intently into the dark night until I finally see it. It looks like a small bright dot moving…
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 life, a very different type of box uses…
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 environment unlike any other: the International Space Station…
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…
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…
View From The Cupola: Emily Tomlin
Five years ago, in February 2016, we released our first issue of Upward, official magazine of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory.…
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…
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…
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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