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NASA's official source for research and science from the International Space Station: the world's laboratory in orbit.
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Did you know astronauts are studying the effects of microgravity on plant growth?🌱
In this STEMonstration, astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi tours the International Space Station's plant growing facilities and delves into the process of photosynthesis: youtu.be/R0uprx6aiYM
MVP Cell-02 seeks to understand how microorganisms adapt to the space environment, an important component of future space exploration. 🦠
Pictured below, Sultan AlNeyadi initiates and installs MVP Cell-02A aboard the International Space Station.
This week on #SpaceToGround , the space station sees the arrival of a new crew while another gets ready to return home. 🚀🌎
Students from Georgia and Texas will hear from NASA Astronauts aboard the space station next week.
The space-to-Earth calls will air live on NASA TV Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Thursday, Sept. 7. nasa.gov/press-release/…
SUBSA-ugGA seeks to create a graphene aerogel on the International Space Station.
Graphene aerogels are a novel ultra-lightweight material. Microgravity could enable the production of superior, uniform material structures with applications in power storage. ⚡
#Crew6 is heading home soon, wrapping up a six-month scientific mission filled with ISS Research to keep humans healthy—in space and back on Earth.
See snapshots of Woody Hoburg and the rest of the Crew-6 astronauts doing science on the International Space Station: go.nasa.gov/3OOOR3l
Gene therapy shows promise for treating paralysis and neurological conditions but the 3D models needed to test these therapies do not form in Earth’s gravity.
Last week crew aboard the International Space Station conducted operations for Neuronix. More: go.nasa.gov/47NH3rt