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In this issue’s cover story, learn how ISS research could lead to a groundbreaking new treatment for macular degeneration. Other features highlight how microgravity manufacturing can improve therapeutic nanomaterials to treat disease and how space-based studies are helping to advance regenerative therapies to reverse heart damage.

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Amelia Williamson Smith

February 27, 2023

View From The Cupola: Amelia Williamson Smith

In looking to the future of space-based R&D, I am excited by the endless possibilities and invaluable discoveries that await.

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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Drew Morgan work with the mice in the Life Sciences Glovebox onboard the ISS.

February 27, 2023

Mighty Mice to the Rescue: How Mice in Microgravity Help Patients With Muscle and Bone Loss...

Research results have implications both for patients on Earth and astronauts on long-duration spaceflight missions. 

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European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst working on the KRAS protein crystallization experiment onboard the ISS

February 27, 2023

Space Crystals and the Search for a Cancer Cure: Using Microgravity to Improve Protein...

To take a shot at a “holy grail” of cancer drug discovery, researchers set their sights on space.

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch onboard the ISS with Orbit Fabs FlexTank (left) and the rigid tanker (right) during testing.

January 24, 2023

Fueling the Low Earth Orbit Economy: Orbit Fab’s Gas Stations in Space

A year before Orbit Fab completed tests on the ISS to refuel spacecraft in orbit, their project was a napkin sketch.

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European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst places Toledo Crystallization Boxes (TCBs) into storage onboard the ISS.

July 26, 2022

Crystal Clear: Super-Sized Protein Crystals From Space Could Help Treat Diseases on Earth

The microgravity environment of the ISS allowed researchers to do something that had never been achieved on Earth.

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A view of the miniPCR device in the cupola on the International Space Station.

June 22, 2022

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.

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The seven member team that developed the UV XNode holding the UV detector and a model of the ISS in front of them.

July 7, 2021

Extreme Electronics: LEO as the Ultimate Technology Proving Ground

Computing advances push the envelope for ever-smaller, ruggedized electronics to thrive in extreme conditions, including space.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprises Spaceborne Computer 1 onboard the ISS.

May 7, 2021

On the Edge of the Edge: Taking Supercomputing to Space

On Earth, scientists are used to having high-performance computers at their fingertips. But what if your lab is in space?

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view from cupola etomlin

February 26, 2021

View From The Cupola: Emily Tomlin

Five years ago, in February 2016, we released our first issue of Upward, official magazine of the ISS National Lab.

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The Cygnus spacecraft as it leaves the ISS for the first SlingShot mission with Lynks payload attached.

December 1, 2020

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

The future low Earth orbit economy depends on faster, more frequent rides to space.

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SPHERES Tether Slosh performed by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst. 

September 8, 2020

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

The problem of orbital debris continues as space gets more congested, making orbital operations more hazardous and costly.

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view from cupola erik svedberg

December 23, 2019

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.

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