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October 28, 2013

Why Crowdsourcing Works

One of the the ISS National Lab strategic goals is to establish a robust “innovation cycle” where sound scientific ideas...

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October 1, 2013

Supporting Entrepreneurs in Space

At the ISS National Lab, we have been chartered by Congress and NASA to facilitate access to the International Space Station...

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ISS036 E 006520 (5 June 2013) NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, conducts an ocular health exam on herself in the Destiny laboratory of the Earth orbiting International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, flight engineer, nearby but out of frame, assisted in the testing, part of a suite of eye exams carried out over a two day period on various crew members to gather information on intraocular pressure and eye anatomy.

September 30, 2013

CASIS Organizes 1st Annual Omics in Space Conference – Enterprising the Final Frontier

The first annual Omics-based Research in Microgravity Workshop organized by the ISS National Lab saw commercial and industrial...

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At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35 36 backup crew member Michael Hopkins of NASA answers questions from the news media as he and his crewmates prepare for a series of qualification simulations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers.

September 25, 2013

Soyuz to Send Part of Increment 37/38 Crew This Afternoon to the ISS

Today at 4:58 PM EDT, three new crewmembers will be launching to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Soyuz TMA...

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NASA Wallops Flight Facility Facility, VA.,on Sept. 13, 2013

September 13, 2013

With Orbital Sciences Set to Launch Research to the ISS Wednesday – Commercialization of...

On Wednesday, Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch its first, and much anticipated, demonstration mission of its Cygnus...

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Artist rendering of Cygnus spacecraft approaching the International Space Station

September 11, 2013

Yale University School of Architecture – “Designing” the Future of CASIS

As you might imagine, from time to time, CASIS gets some very interesting inquiries. Granted, most of those range in some very...

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SS036 E 031693 (13 Aug. 2013) A close up view of a bowling ball sized free flying satellite known as Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES is pictured during a session in the International Space Stations Kibo laboratory. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, is visible in the background.

August 20, 2013

Zero Robotics Summer Spheres Program

On Tuesday, August 13, approximately 350 middle school students gathered at universities and NASA centers across the country for...

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Industry partners for the NDC include Infinity Aerospace and NanoRacks. Infinity Aerospace designs the ArduLabs that house the experiments. Students work with the Arduinobased technology within each ArduLab, which can accommodate sensors, cameras, and motors. NanoRacks helps with payload development, and the the ISS National Lab operations team ensures that experiments selected for flight are secure and satisfy flight requirements.

July 25, 2013

CASIS: Creating a New Generation of ISS Researchers

When Congress designated a portion of the International Space Station (ISS) as a U.S. National Laboratory (managed by the Center...

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May 20, 2013

The Final Frontier: Star Trek and the ISS

The Star Trek universe of television shows, movies, games, and books has captivated generations with its stories illustrating...

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April 24, 2013

Unveiling the CASIS Academy at NSTA: Bringing Students Closer to the International Space...

The CASIS education team traveled to San Antonio, Texas to attend the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference...

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iss036e019758 In the International Space Stations Destiny laboratory,NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,speaks into a microphone while conducting a session with the Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) 1 sample preparation at the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Fluids Integrated Rack Fluids Combustion Facility (FIR FCF). ACE 1 is a series of microscopic imaging investigations that uses the microgravity environment to examine flow characteristics and the evolution and ordering effects within a group of colloidal materials.

March 27, 2013

The ISS National Lab and MassChallenge – Expanding Your Horizons

On March 17, I had the distinct opportunity to introduce a space panel outlining opportunities in microgravity post shuttle at...

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NASA astronauts Kevin Ford (background) and Tom Marshburn, setting up two Spheres robots in the Kibo laboratory on the International Space Station. The volleyball sized satellites have their own power, propulsion and navigation systems and are used in an international competition for high school students.

January 16, 2013

High School Students Test Their Ideas on the ISS in the Zero Robotics Challenge

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently played host to a unique competition for high school students in the United...

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