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August 19, 2014
The Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (EarthKAM) program provides a unique educational opportunity, allowing students to photograph and analyze our planet from the perspective of the International Space Station.
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August 19, 2014
Spaceflight may temporarily alter the immune system of crew members flying long duration missions aboard the International Space Station.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 2, 2014
The fifth and final mission of the European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, named for Belgian physicist Georges Lemaitre, the father of the big-bang theory, launched July 29 and is delivering new research to the International Space Station.
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July 29, 2014
Ms. Chen transformed a unique technology into a world-leading manufacturing business.
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July 23, 2014
The Cardio Ox investigation will look at how oxidative stress and inflammation caused by conditions of spaceflight affect astronaut hearts for up to five years after astronauts fly on the International Space Station.
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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.
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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.
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July 10, 2014
W. Bernard Orr instructs mathematics and science to the students of Fort Knox Community Schools
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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.
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July 4, 2014
A study led by Deborah Kimbrell, Ph.D., at the University of California, Davis and her collaborators, suggests that normal gravity or hypergravity on the space station may help mitigate some of the biological problems in organisms living in space.
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June 30, 2014
Humans doing difficult, repetitive tasks or those who need assistance with movement may soon get a helping hand - literally - thanks to robotic technology developed to serve astronauts in space.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 16, 2014
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.
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