ISS Research

Low Earth Orbit Economy
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
As NASA and its partners continue to conduct groundbreaking research aboard the International Space Station, the agency announced Monday it is seeking U.S.
Posted August 26, 2024
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Since the start of International Space Station operations more than two decades ago, crews have lived and worked in microgravity to conduct an array of research that benefits life on Earth and future space exploration missions, and perform operational tasks to keep the state-of-the-art scientific lab in its highest-operating condition.
Posted August 23, 2024
Missions
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership will hold an internal Agency Test Flight Readiness Review on Saturday, Aug. 24, for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. About an hour later, NASA will host a live news conference at 1 p.m. EDT from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Watch the media event on NASA+, NASA […]
Posted August 22, 2024
Missions
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
STEM Engagement at NASA
Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity Wednesday, Aug. 21, to have NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Tracy C. Dyson answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station. The 20-minute space-to-Earth call with students from Mose J.
Posted August 16, 2024
ISS Research
General
Science in Space: August 2024 Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed schedules, and deal with microgravity.
Posted August 15, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Mission managers continue to evaluate the Starliner spacecraft’s readiness in advance of decisional meetings no earlier than next week regarding the return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Posted August 13, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Donald R. Pettit
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
Posted August 9, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss ongoing International Space Station operations, including the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.   Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website.
Posted August 6, 2024
Biological & Physical Sciences
Glenn Research Center
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Materials Science
Physical Sciences
Plant Biology
Space Biology
Biological and physical investigations aboard the Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply mission NG-21 included experiments studying the impacts of zero gravity on grass, how packed bed reactors could improve water purification both in space and on Earth, and observations on new rounds of samples that will allow scientists to learn more about the cha
Posted August 5, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
Small Satellite Missions
Following a successful launch of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, carrying more than 8,200 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 11:02 a.m.
Posted August 5, 2024
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