ISS Research

ISS Research
General
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and hands-on operation by crew members. Microgravity The space station provides consistent, long-term access to microgravity.
Posted May 13, 2024
STEM Engagement at NASA
EPSCoR
Get Involved
Grants & Opportunities
ISS Research
Learning Resources
MUREP
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research.
Posted May 10, 2024
ISS Research
Astronauts
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
International Space Station (ISS)
Learning Resources
Students from Arizona and New York will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station. At 12:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 14, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Tracy C.
Posted May 9, 2024
Commercial Space
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m.
Posted April 29, 2024
Humans in Space
Astronauts
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to a different docking port Thursday, May 2, to make way for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on […]
Posted April 29, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated April 28, 2024 to correct the launch location. NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting.
Posted April 26, 2024
ISS Research
Commercial Crew
Commercial Resupply
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from the International Space Station.
Posted April 26, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to begin at 10:55 a.m. and could last up to seven hours. NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and […]
Posted April 22, 2024
ISS Research
Climate Change
Ecostress (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation)
General
International Space Station (ISS)
SAGE III (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment)
SAGE-III Meteor-3M (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on Meteor-3M)
Science in Space: April 2024 Everyone on Earth is touched by the effects of climate change, such as hotter temperatures, shifts in rain patterns, and sea level rise. Collecting climate data helps communities better plan for these changes and build more resilience to them.
Posted April 18, 2024
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)
The Universe
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts.
Posted April 17, 2024
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