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Press Release August 16, 2013
In two NASA-funded studies biofilms grown aboard the International Space Station bound space shuttle were compared with ground biofilms. The study results show for the first time that spaceflight changes the behavior of bacterial communities.
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Press Release August 16, 2013
Mr. McCabe holds more than 100 patents in various industries
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Press Release August 15, 2013
NASA has selected 31 investigations proposed in response to the most recent NASA Research Announcement titled "Research Opportunities in Space Biology."
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Press Release August 15, 2013
Ms. Angotti advises on occupational health matters and factors associated with cardiovascular disease
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Press Release August 10, 2013
Twin NASA astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly initiated an unprecedented research request to study the human effects of spaceflight using their identical twin genetic makeup.
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Press Release August 9, 2013
Through a partnership with Immaculata University and NASA, ASPIRA of PA hosted a week-long Summer of Innovation camp with over 80 students in attendance.
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Press Release August 8, 2013
Steelray discusses the history of their successful project management software company.
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Press Release August 7, 2013
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Skylab, the nation's original space station. Skylab hosted experiments with results that proved humans could adapt to microgravity and function effectively in that environment for months at a time.
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Press Release August 3, 2013
Christopher Hernandez (Northrop Grumman) and Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo (U of Connecticut) Headline Awards.
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Press Release August 2, 2013
The newly upgraded Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages all the science aboard the space station. On June 19, NASA unveiled upgrades to the payload operations control room.
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Press Release August 1, 2013
The Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) will test the use of laser optics to transfer information to the ground. The switch from radio frequency to a laser beam could improve communication data rates by a factor of 10 to 100.
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Press Release July 31, 2013
NASA recently tested the Surface Telerobotics exploration concept, in which an astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft remotely operates a robot on a planetary surface.
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Press Release July 30, 2013
The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) investigation aboard the International Space Station will measure aerosols in the air by using light in a manner similar to radar.
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Press Release July 28, 2013
Phase changes from boiling to steam or from freezing to ice testing in microgravity.
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Press Release July 13, 2013
NASA has decided to continue to support and expand the use of the International Space Station's Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) instrument.
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Press Release July 11, 2013
There is still time to sign up today for 9th annual WITS beginning Monday, July 15 and 16 @ Napa Valley Marriott. Leading technology innovators demonstrate latest products and services during sold-out showcase.
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Press Release July 11, 2013
NASA's Human Research Program to study better the space station's Microbiome.
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Press Release July 10, 2013
An investigation into how boiling behavior changes under different gravity levels. By studying boiling in space, scientists were almost able to eliminate gravity in order to understand its role along with the other heat transfer processes.
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Press Release July 10, 2013
Students go to competition with skills learned through working with NASA HUNCH.
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Press Release July 4, 2013
Solar studies performed on board the space station.
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