International Space Station

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

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Tuesday, April 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.

NASA Sets Coverage for Boeing Starliner's First Crewed Launch, Docking

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:

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  • 1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:
    Coverage of the virtual news conference will stream live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • 6:30 p.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • NASA+ will resume coverage and NASA Television's media channel will break from in-orbit coverage to carry the postlaunch news conference.
  • Once the postlaunch news conference is complete, NASA+ coverage will end, and mission coverage will continue on both NASA channels.

NASA Sets Coverage for Dragon Spacecraft Relocation on Space Station

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

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  • NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • Starliner will autonomously dock to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module, delivering NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the space station.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission launched March 3 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station March 5.
  • Learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook, ISS Instagram, and the space station blog .

Calnetix Technologies' High-Speed Active Magnetic Bearing Blower Reaches One-Year Operation Milestone

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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CERRITOS, Calif., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Calnetix Technologies today announced its first year of operation of a multi-year technology demonstration of its Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber (FBCO2) high-speed blower system onboard the International Space Station (ISS). During this initial year of operation, Calnetix Technologies worked hand-in-hand with NASA to continuously evaluate the FCBO2 blower's active magnetic bearing (AMB) system to ensure the highest levels of reliability and performance.

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  • During this initial year of operation, Calnetix Technologies worked hand-in-hand with NASA to continuously evaluate the FCBO2 blower's active magnetic bearing (AMB) system to ensure the highest levels of reliability and performance.
  • Calnetix Technologies' magnetically levitated blower system was designed to replace the existing foil bearing blower system.
  • Its blower system comprises a Momentum™ In-Line Blower integrated with active magnetic bearings and a Continuum™ Dual Controller that drives the blower.
  • This dual controller consists of an active magnetic bearing (AMB) controller and a variable speed drive (VSD) motor controller integrated into a compact package.

L3Harris Selects Mercury to Provide Solid-State Data Recorders for SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Satellites

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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L3Harris was selected in January to design and build 18 satellites that will provide near-global missile warning and tracking coverage, with preliminary missile defense, under SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program.

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  • L3Harris was selected in January to design and build 18 satellites that will provide near-global missile warning and tracking coverage, with preliminary missile defense, under SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program.
  • The Tracking Layer is part of SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a layered network of military satellites supporting multiple missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
  • Tranche 2 follows the 16-satellite constellation L3Harris is building for Tranche 1, and the four recently launched satellites it built for the Tranche 0.
  • Mercury’s solid-state data recorders (SSDRs) are the primary storage devices on all three L3Harris constellations.

Redwire Signs MOU with Boryung to Support its Trailblazing Humans In Space Program for Global Human Health

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Through the agreement, Redwire will serve as an implementation partner in support of Boryung’s Humans In Space program, a global initiative committed to advancing knowledge and innovation that support the well-being of humanity through space experiments.

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  • Through the agreement, Redwire will serve as an implementation partner in support of Boryung’s Humans In Space program, a global initiative committed to advancing knowledge and innovation that support the well-being of humanity through space experiments.
  • Boryung’s Humans In Space program represents a significant opportunity to advance space research and development to accelerate novel developments that can lead to improvements in human health and eventually enable the realization of an interplanetary civilization.
  • Through the MOU, Redwire intends to facilitate research experiments on-orbit, funded through the Humans In Space program, and provide mission management services.
  • Redwire will also serve as a partner for the third annual Humans In Space challenge, a global competition for researchers and innovators addressing the impact of space on human well-being.

Virtual Incision to Showcase Miniaturized Robotic-Assisted Surgery at SAGES 2024

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Virtual Incision Corporation , the developer of the MIRA Surgical System (MIRA), today announced its participation at the 2024 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) conference taking place April 17-20 in Cleveland.

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  • Virtual Incision Corporation , the developer of the MIRA Surgical System (MIRA), today announced its participation at the 2024 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) conference taking place April 17-20 in Cleveland.
  • Attendees are invited to “Meet MIRA” in the exhibit hall at Virtual Incision booth #736.
  • They will be able to gain hands-on experience with the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (miniRAS) system, which recently received FDA marketing authorization .
  • “It is a significant milestone as we embark on the commercialization of a brand-new category of miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery.

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

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Friday, April 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.

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug Delivery

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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However, all this might soon change, thanks to a new investigation led by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Connecticut.

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  • However, all this might soon change, thanks to a new investigation led by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Connecticut.
  • Besides arthritis, these potentially life-saving nanomaterials could also treat cancer and neurological disorders.
  • Yupeng Chen, an associate professor for biomedical engineering at the university, is partnering with Eascra Biotech and Axiom Space to leverage the unique conditions available through the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to produce DNA-inspired Janus base nanomaterials (JBNs).
  • The project, which was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is still ongoing, but Chen says initial results from the research are very promising.

Robotic Helpers Test New Technology on the Space Station

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Wednesday, April 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 ."