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Tackling Tumors With Space Station Research
2014-03-03 | Some tumors seem to be much less aggressive in space compared to their behavior on Earth, which could help scientists understand the mechanism involved and develop drugs targeting tumors that don't respond to current treatments.
The Space Double-Whammy: Less Gravity, More Radiation
2014-02-28 | A new study, MicroRNA Expression Profiles in Cultured Human Fibroblast in Space - Micro-7 for short - will examine the effect of gravity on DNA damage and repair.
Smart SPHERES Are About to Get A Whole Lot Smarter
2014-02-27 | The Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA's Ames Research Center is working to upgrade the smartphones currently equipped on a trio of volleyball-sized free-flying satellites on the space station.
Cancer-Targeted Treatments from Space Station Discoveries
2014-02-27 | A process investigated aboard the space station known as microencapsulation is able to more effectively produce tiny, liquid-filled, biodegradable micro-balloons containing specific combinations of concentrated anti-tumor drugs.
Space Station SPHERES Run Circles Around Ordinary Satellites
2014-02-26 | Four current and upcoming SPHERES technology demonstrations are of particular significance to robotics engineers, rocket launch companies, NASA exploration and anyone who uses communications systems on Earth.
Largest Flock of Earth-Imaging Satellites Launch into Orbit From Space Station
2014-02-12 | A new fleet of 28 small satellites made by Planet Labs, called Flock 1, is considered the largest single constellation of Earth-imaging satellites ever to launch into space. They began deploying Feb. 11 from the International Space Station.
Rugged, Rapid Monitor Safeguards Space Crews
2014-02-10 | The Multi-Gas Monitor, a shoebox-sized, battery-powered monitor aboard the space station, can measure the concentrations of multiple gases within the air inside of it in less than one second.
Testing CATS in Space: Laser Technology to Debut on Space Station
2014-02-06 | The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System is scheduled to launch to the space station in Sept. 2014 to help researchers determine what state-of-the-art, three-wavelength laser technology can do from space to measure aerosols in Earth's atmosphere.
NASA Rehydration Technology Has "The Right Stuff" For Astronauts and Athletes
2014-02-03 | A rehydration beverage developed by John Greenleaf, physiologist and former researcher at NASA's Ames Research Center, to treat low body water in astronauts is now being used to improve human performance under various conditions on Earth.
Space Station 2024 Extension Expands Economic and Research Horizons
2014-02-01 | The announcement by the Obama Administration to support the extension of the orbiting laboratory to at least 2024 gives the station a decade to continue its already fruitful microgravity research mission.
Combustion Continues to Draw Researchers to Space Station
2014-01-21 | Fire continues to be a focus of study with the Burning and Suppression of Solids-II (BASS-II) experiments, which recently launched to the International Space Station aboard the Orbital 1 cargo resupply mission.
Space Station MAXI-mizing Our Understanding of the Universe
2014-01-16 | The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image collects data that help researchers discover, study and understand the physics behind the lifecycle of our universe. MAXI was key in two recent publications sharing results that make strides in astrophysics.
21st Century Science Education Thrives Aboard the Space Station
2014-01-11 | 23 new Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP) research studies departed for the ISS with the Orbital Sciences Corporation's Cygnus launch on Jan. 9. Many SSEP accomplishments were presented at their annual 2013 conference.
New Science Bound for Station on Orbital's Cygnus
2014-01-07 | In its first commercial resupply journey after completion of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, the Orbital-1 mission will deliver some very interesting new scientific investigations to the space station.
Beating Bacteria on Earth -- and in Space
2014-01-06 | The Antibiotic Effectiveness in Space investigation, scheduled to launch in January aboard the first contracted Orbital resupply flight to the space station, is a systematic attempt to probe the reasons for antibiotic resistance in space.
Slosh Experiment Designed to Improve Rocket Safety, Efficiency
2013-12-20 | A better understanding of fluid slosh could not only decrease fuel uncertainty, but increase efficiency, reduce costs and allow additional payloads to be launched with each rocket.
Judith Lynn Cameron Recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Alternative Medicine
2013-12-20 | Dr. Cameron meets with clients that have PTSD as a result of extraterrestrial encounters
Orbital Samples With Sight-Saving Potential
2013-12-12 | Two recent investigations examined mechanisms that may explain eye changes in spaceflight, help find ways to minimize this health risk to astronauts and eventually prevent and treat eye diseases on Earth.
Serious Research into Nanoparticles!
2013-12-06 | The Microscale Particulate Classifier was developed by NASA for use on future missions aboard the International Space Station and will help NASA determine if nanoparticles are present on spacecraft.