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Orbital Sciences' Second Mission Delivers Delights to Space Station
2014-07-11 | 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.
W. Bernard Orr Named Professional of the Year in Education
2014-07-10 | W. Bernard Orr instructs mathematics and science to the students of Fort Knox Community Schools
From Antibiotics to Yeast: Latest Student Science Heads For Space
2014-07-08 | 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.
Fruit Fly Immunity Fails with Fungus After (Space) Flight
2014-07-04 | 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.
Space-tested Robot Inspires Medicine and Manufacturing Uses
2014-06-30 | 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.
All Together Now -- A Lesson from Space Station "Ant-stronauts"
2014-06-25 | 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.
Top Engineering Development and Technology Maturation Projects from International Space Station for 2013
2014-06-20 | 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.
2013's Most Compelling International Space Station Results Announced
2014-06-19 | 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.
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.