+1 888-880-9539Search News
Search Results
187 news stories found
Press Release
September 16, 2014
Upcoming instruments planned for the external space station platform include the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing, the Calorimetric Electron Telescope, Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, a Rapid Scatterometer, and the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System.
Read Press Release
Press Release
September 9, 2014
The ongoing High Definition Earth Viewing investigation aboard the International Space Station allows anyone with internet access to continuously stream live views of Earth directly to their desktop or mobile internet device.
Read Press Release
Press Release
September 2, 2014
The space station's Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) instrument can help research harmful algal blooms, similar to recent concerns in Lake Erie. HICO provides a way for researchers to see 90 wavelengths of light not visible to humans.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 26, 2014
ACE-M-1, the first in a series of such investigations aboard the space station, was designed to help researchers understand how to use small colloidal particles as stabilizers in products. The goal: to improve shelf-life stability.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 25, 2014
The nature of bone loss acceleration in space provides an opportunity for research, which has already factored into preclinical pharmaceutical trials to develop medications to help with bone health on Earth.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 22, 2014
Space-inspired robotics are lending a helping arm to pediatric doctors for children who require intensive surgical care. The same companies which developed the robotic arms that helped build the space station have now created a new research platform.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 19, 2014
Spaceflight may temporarily alter the immune system of crew members flying long duration missions aboard the International Space Station.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 15, 2014
Citizen scientists can now help catalog night imagery of Earth taken by astronauts on the International Space Station to help save energy, contribute to better human health and safety and improve our understanding of atmospheric chemistry.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 14, 2014
Planned for launch on Orbital Sciences' third commercial resupply flight to the space station, the Meteor investigation will help scientists better understand asteroids and comets crossing Earth's orbit and how these objects affect our planet.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 13, 2014
In its second phase of activities, the Robotic Refueling Mission will move past its refueling roots to test out the inspection capabilities of a new space tool called the Visual Inspection Poseable Invertebrate Robot.
Read Press Release
Press Release
August 7, 2014
29 student teams presented research results at the 2014 Student Spaceflight Experiments Program National Conference held in early July at the Smithsonian.
Read Press Release
Press Release
July 22, 2014
The International Space Station Program Science Office's new 15-book Researcher's Guide Series launched online on May 14 with three books already available for download and online viewing.
Read Press Release
Press Release
July 11, 2014
Satellites, Girl Scouts and good ole Charlie Brown highlight Orbital Sciences Corporation's second commercial resupply voyage to the International Space Station. Orbital-2 will deliver new scientific investigations to the space station.
Read Press Release
Press Release
July 8, 2014
Mission 5 of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on July 11. A total of 1,344 proposals yielded 15 selected investigations for the flight.
Read Press Release
Press Release
June 25, 2014
The activities of a crew of ants that lived aboard the space station as part of the Ants in Space investigation are inspiring students and scientists alike. But the investigation also has the potential to teach us so much more.
Read Press Release
Press Release
June 20, 2014
Three of the best technology applications from 2013 were recognized at the third annual International Space Station Research and Development conference on June 18, 2014.
Read Press Release
Press Release
June 19, 2014
Four compelling results from the research performed aboard the International Space Station were recognized June 17, 2014, as awardees in the category of Most Compelling Results from the space station in 2013.
Read Press Release
Press Release
June 19, 2014
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.
Read Press Release
Press Release
May 28, 2014
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.
Read Press Release