The View From the Cupola: Ken Shields
NASA’s recent signing of an updated cooperative agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) extends our role as manager…
Pure of Heart: How Microgravity is Improving Cardiac Cell Quality
It is old wisdom that life is a journey and not a destination. But when your destination is space, it might seem difficult to…
Space Tango: Research in a Box
Space is synonymous with possibility and growth. Since the Big Bang 13 billion years ago, the edges of our universe have pushed beyond the…
The Little Furnace That Could: Using Space to Improve Radiation Detection
Everything around you emits radiation—from the bananas in your kitchen, to cosmic rays from space, to the piece of paper (or screen) from which…
On the Frontier of Space: Looking Outward to Better Understand the Universe Around Us
The ISS National Lab is an outpost on the frontier of space. It is a point from which we can peer out into the…
Microbes in Microgravity: Analyzing Gene Expression to Better Understand Bacterial Behavior in Space
By observing the health of astronauts that travel into space, scientists have learned that microgravity has important effects on the human body, causing substantial…
View From the Cupola: Greg Johnson
After the completion of another record year, the ISS U.S. National Laboratory continues to expand the frontiers of science in low Earth orbit! In…
The Tomatosphere™ Education Program: Entering a Fruitful New Phase
Right now, space tomatoes are growing in thousands of classrooms across North America. Through the award-winning Tomatosphere program, K-12 students cultivate and study seeds…
The View From the Cupola: Randy Giles
Gravity is fascinating. So too is its absence. The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is the world’s most accessible platform where persistent…
The New Gold Rush: 3D Printing in Micro-G
Until a year ago, commercially printing objects in space was the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore. At any given time onboard the ISS…