On Sunday, August 24 at 2:45 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 33rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-33) mission to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]
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ISS National Lab’s Orbital Edge Accelerator program selects six startups
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, in collaboration with global investors Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), E2MC, and Stellar Ventures, has announced the six innovative startups that will join […]
Innovative startups developing next generation cancer treatments for space-based research
Startups RedPoint Oncology and Fourier are the newest recipients of the Technology in Space Prize, funded by Boeing and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS®), manager […]
Next mission to ISS features nanomaterials to treat osteoarthritis + more
A project to manufacture nanomaterials that could provide new treatments for osteoarthritis and cancer joins a trio of investigations funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and more on […]
ISS National Lab announces up to $650,000 in funding for tech advancement in LEO
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting flight concepts for technology advancement that uses the space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory. This solicitation, “Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging […]
ISS National Lab-sponsored research to test cold welding for spacecraft repairs
Imagine a spacecraft hurtling through deep space when, suddenly, it’s struck by a rogue piece of space debris. In the harsh vacuum of space, traditional repair methods falter. Enter ASTROBEAT, […]
New ISS EO tech to expand insights
With its unparalleled view of Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) is about to take its environmental monitoring to new heights — an ISS National Laboratory®-sponsored payload, engineered by Airbus U.S. Space […]
NASA and Boeing welcome the uncrewed “Starliner’s safe return” to Earth
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth following its landing at 10:01 p.m., MDT, on September 6th at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, […]
Satellite-based sensors provide valuable data for pipeline monitoring, crop production and more
ISS National Lab Plays Key Role in Advancing Startup’s Sensor Technology Using satellite-based hyperspectral sensors that can capture images of Earth beyond the visible light we can see with our […]
Space-made fibers + novel biotech among research returning to Earth
Research on a novel vision loss therapy and space-manufactured optical fibers were among the nearly 565 pounds of science and technology payloads sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National […]