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Space Station Top Results for Biotechnology, Health and Education Announced
2014-06-19 | At the third annual ISS Research and Development conference June 17, four individuals and their teams received awards for their work in Biotechnology, Health and Education.
Decontamination System to Up Research on Space Station
2014-06-16 | Thanks to the Microgravity Science Glovebox, those aboard the space station have safely performed experiments since 2002. A new decontamination system gives the facility the capability to host an entire additional research discipline - life science.
'Hello, World!' NASA Beams Video from Space Station via Laser
2014-06-10 | The high-definition video via laser transmission from space to ground, stating "Hello, World!" was the first of its kind for the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science from the International Space Station.
May the Force (Shoes) Be With You
2014-05-29 | NASA evaluates Force Shoe technology.
Chicago Hosts Third ISS Research and Development Conference
2014-05-28 | Scientists and engineers alike may soon agree with Frank Sinatra, who sang about Chicago as "My Kind of Town" when the city hosts the third annual International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development conference from June 17 to 19.
Forum Highlights Future of Research Aboard the International Space Station
2014-05-23 | A panel of research experts gathered May 21 at NASA for the Destination Station: International Space Station Science Forum to highlight the direction for life and physical sciences aboard the International Space Station.
NASA's New Rodent Residence Elevates Research To Greater Heights
2014-05-23 | NASA has housing in the works to provide living quarters for groups of mice and rats in prime real estate aboard the space station. The rodent research system enables researchers to study the long-term effects of microgravity on mammalian physiology.
Scientists Seek Answers With Space Station Thyroid Cancer Study
2014-05-21 | Researchers recently made use of the microgravity environment aboard the space station for the Microgravity on Human Thyroid Carcinoma Cells study, with the hope to reveal answers that will help in the fight against thyroid cancer.
SpaceX-3 Mission To Return Dragon's Share of Space Station Science
2014-05-18 | The splashdown of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on May 18 concludes the company's third contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station, assisting scientists who have investigations returning to Earth complete their analyses.
Rounding Up the BCATs on the Space Station
2014-05-14 | The Binary Colloidal Alloy Tests (BCAT) series of investigations aims to understand fluids and the physics behind their movement. This research might help in designing new stable products for consumers.
Ka-Band Represents the Future of Space Communications
2014-05-07 | NASA saw a trend in the burden of the world's communications bands years ago and started opening up a new part of the electromagnetic spectrum called Ka-band, which is now considered the spectrum of the future for NASA communications.
Space Station Research Shows That Hardy Little Space Travelers Could Colonize Mars
2014-05-05 | Three recent scientific papers examined the risks of interplanetary exchange of organisms using research from the International Space Station.
Space Station Study Seeks How Plants Sense 'Up' and 'Down'
2014-05-02 | How do plants sense "up" and "down" where those relative positions don't exist? Biotube-MICRO, recently launched to the space station for study, will help scientists understand how gravity guides plants into growing correctly.
Spiders in Space Weave a Web of Scientific Inspiration for Spider-Man Fans
2014-05-01 | A free, Web-based guide based on science on the space station is being re-released through Scholastic and Sony Pictures as curriculum for educators to leap on the excitement surrounding the release of the film, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."
BRIC Carries Big Science in Small Canisters
2014-05-01 | Four tiny canisters which arrived to the space station April 20 are carrying scientific experiments that could lead to better prevention and treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, and make it easier to grow plants in space.
New Scientist? Innovative Research Idea? Think Space!
2014-05-01 | If you are a doctoral student or post-doctoral fellow and you have a new concept for research in microgravity, now is the time to put your ideas on paper and compete for the chance to develop them into research on the International Space Station.
A New "APEX" in Plant Studies Aboard the International Space Station
2014-04-23 | The crew of the International Space Station will assist with the Advanced Plant Experiments (APEX) investigation, a series of studies on the effects of the spaceflight environment on biological systems.
For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging
2014-04-22 | T-Cell Activation in Aging will study the effects of microgravity on immune cells to better understand how our immune systems change as we age.
Space-tested Fluid Flow Concept Advances Infectious Disease Diagnoses
2014-04-21 | A new medical-testing device is being prepped to improve diagnosis of certain diseases in remote areas, thanks in part to knowledge gained from a series of investigations aboard the International Space Station on the behavior of liquids.
Veggie Will Expand Fresh Food Production on Space Station
2014-04-15 | A plant growth chamber bound for the space station inside the Dragon capsule on the SpaceX-3 resupply mission may help expand in-orbit food production capabilities in more ways than one, and offer astronauts fresh food.