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Boryung Launches 2024 Humans In Space Challenge: Sending Experiments into Orbit

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024
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The HIS Challenge, now in its third year, is an idea competition Boryung has led since 2022 to build a global space healthcare ecosystem by gathering various space healthcare leaders and ideas.

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  • The HIS Challenge, now in its third year, is an idea competition Boryung has led since 2022 to build a global space healthcare ecosystem by gathering various space healthcare leaders and ideas.
  • The newly implemented structure for this year's program supports the realization of breakthrough ideas in space, including the International Space Station (ISS).
  • "From this year, Humans In Space will play the pivotal role as a platform for promising technologies and research projects to conduct breakthrough space experiments and advance further."
  • The 2024 HIS Challenge enables the final awardees' on-orbit experiments and establishes a global space healthcare ecosystem to promote robust partnership and growth models.

Space-Made Fibers and Novel Biotech Among Research Returning to Earth After Successful Space Station Mission

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Laboratory that splashed down off the Florida coast Tuesday morning as NASA concluded SpaceX's 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission.

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  • Encapsulate leveraged the microgravity environment of the space station to validate an automated tumor-on-a-chip system that grows patient-derived cancer cells to test chemotherapy drugs.
  • Using powdered protein could significantly reduce the mass of materials sent to space for manufacturing, allowing increased production at a lower cost.
  • From mid-February to mid-March, the company manufactured a total of more than seven miles (11.9 km) of optical fiber on station.
  • These are just a few of the investigations returning to Earth in the SpaceX Dragon capsule on this mission.

Testing Novel 3D Mapping Technology to Transform Space Exploration and Benefit Industries on Earth

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Venerdì, Aprile 26, 2024
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Called the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), the investigation will leverage NASA's free-flying robotic Astrobee system on the space station to test a novel 3D mapping technology that can produce detailed maps of remote environments.

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  • Called the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), the investigation will leverage NASA's free-flying robotic Astrobee system on the space station to test a novel 3D mapping technology that can produce detailed maps of remote environments.
  • MRS creates 3D maps of various environments in unprecedented detail, like the space station or a lava tube on Mars.
  • Now, the organization is working on a project that will benefit not only future exploration missions but also key industries on Earth.
  • The MRS technology may also benefit several industries on Earth, such as mining and disaster relief.

Robotic Helpers Test New Technology on the Space Station

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Mercoledì, Aprile 24, 2024
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In another project, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the German Space Agency used the robots to test algorithms and technology that could help recover tumbling satellites in space.

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  • In another project, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the German Space Agency used the robots to test algorithms and technology that could help recover tumbling satellites in space.
  • The Astrobees are also helping build the future space industry workforce through MIT's Zero Robotics competition, a Space Station Explorers partner program.
  • Students in grades 6-12 participate in a competition in which they write computer code to control the free-flying robots in challenges on the space station.
  • Read more in the Upward article " Free-Flying Robots in Space: How Real-Life Droids are Testing New Tech ."

NASA Astronaut to Inspire Artemis Generation in Boston

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen , along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station National Laboratory, will visit Boston on Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, as part of the agency's Destination Station to highlight research opportunities aboard the station.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen , along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station National Laboratory, will visit Boston on Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, as part of the agency's Destination Station to highlight research opportunities aboard the station.
  • Throughout the week, NASA and the ISS National Lab will meet with a variety of academic institutions, business incubators, and private-sector companies with ties to the Boston community.
  • Media who wish interview Bowen during the outreach events in Boston, should contact Kara Slaughter at [email protected] or 281-483-5111.
  • Bowen was the first submarine officer selected to be a NASA astronaut.

SpaceBilt and Phison Skyrocket to International Space Station in 2025

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Lunedì, Aprile 8, 2024
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SpaceBilt Inc., today announced it has partnered with Phison to fly the Large in Space Server (LiSS), the world’s first 100 terabyte plus data storage and edge compute center to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025.

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  • SpaceBilt Inc., today announced it has partnered with Phison to fly the Large in Space Server (LiSS), the world’s first 100 terabyte plus data storage and edge compute center to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025.
  • SpaceBilt and partner Novium will provide demonstrations of a mockup space station at the Space Symposium from April 8 - 11, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Phison is supplying the technical expertise to enable SpaceBilt to access engineering data associated with the performance of the X1 SSD drives in the radiation and vacuum environment of space.
  • Phison’s upcoming SpaceBilt flight to the International Space Station marks a return to space for the company.

Next Mission to Space Station Carries Research on Vision Loss Treatments and Earth-Viewing Technology

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Mercoledì, Marzo 20, 2024
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will carry more than 40 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory®, including in-space production applications projects, technology demonstrations, life science experiments, and student-led inquiries. These investigations, launching on SpaceX's 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission, funded by NASA, aim to improve life on Earth through space-based research and foster a sustainable economy in low Earth orbit (LEO).

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  • Results from this research could lead to improved therapeutics to treat an array of conditions.
  • A collaboration between Boeing and CSIRO (an Australian government agency responsible for scientific research) will test the ability of a Multi-Resolution Scanner to create 3D maps of the space station.
  • Once ArgUS is installed, it will host multiple payloads on this mission, including SpaceTV-1, an optical video system designed to livestream high-definition views of Earth and the space station.
  • An investigation from biopharmaceutical company Oculogenex will use the space station to test a novel gene therapy to prevent and possibly even reverse vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Crew-7 Astronauts Return to Earth After Nearly 200 Days Conducting Critical Science in Space

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Martedì, Marzo 12, 2024
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Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.

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  • Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.
  • If successful, the powdered protein could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
  • The crew also continued work on a Boeing-sponsored investigation to test the effectiveness and durability of an innovative antimicrobial coating in space.
  • Findings will help advance heart disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies for patients on Earth.

NASA Sets Science Webinar Coverage for Space Station Resupply Mission

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Giovedì, Marzo 7, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation for NASA's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission, the agency will stream an International Space Station National Lab science webinar at 1 p.m. EST Friday, March 8, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the space station.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation for NASA's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission, the agency will stream an International Space Station National Lab science webinar at 1 p.m. EST Friday, March 8, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the space station.
  • SpaceX is targeting no earlier than mid-March to launch its Dragon cargo spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • Cargo resupply by U.S. companies increases NASA's ability to conduct more investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory.
  • Other U.S. government agencies, private industries, and academic and research institutions can also conduct microgravity research through our partnership with the International Space Station National Laboratory.

ISS National Lab Releases In-Space Production Applications Funding Opportunity

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Mercoledì, Marzo 6, 2024
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced a new funding opportunity for concepts that further in-space production applications in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing. In-space production applications is a strategic focus area for the ISS National Lab, and this research announcement is soliciting flight projects that can bring value to humanity and enable business models in low Earth orbit (LEO).

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  • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced a new funding opportunity for concepts that further in-space production applications in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing.
  • In-space production applications is a strategic focus area for the ISS National Lab, and this research announcement is soliciting flight projects that can bring value to humanity and enable business models in low Earth orbit (LEO).
  • An example of a recent in-space production applications investigation awarded through a prior ISS National Lab opportunity is from Flawless Photonics .
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website .