International Space Station

ISS Laboratory looking to spark more in-space production with grant opportunity

The ISS National Lab recently announced a new funding opportunity for in-space production applications.

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This image provided by NASA, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev perform maintenance on the International Space Station on Thursday, July 21, 2022.  Cristoforetti teamed up with Artemyev to work on the International Space Station’s newest robot arm. The 37-foot (11-meter) mechanical limb _ contributed by the European Space Agency _ rocketed into orbit with a Russian lab last July.   (NASA via AP).

Edge computing enables DNA sequencing, lower risk of contaminants on International Space Station

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NASA plows ahead on program to ensure nutrition for astronauts headed to Mars

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Where Space Station goes, so goes Leidos

Nanette Hardin is the division manager of NASA programs at Leidos. In this interview with Federal News Radio’s Tom Temin, Hardin describes some of the…

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A NASA specialist helps U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-07 space capsule about 150 km (80 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 3, 2018. A Soyuz space capsule with Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, returning from a mission to the International Space Station landed safely on Sunday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, pool)

Astronaut foresees coming boost in NASA interest

NASA has fostered a less dramatic public image over the years, pursuing research over exploration. But it may be preparing to invade the mainstream once again.

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In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Drew Feustel prepares to close a door to an atmospheric experiment during a space walk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, June 14, 2018. (NASA via AP)

NASA’s impending dilemma: Fund the ISS, or new deep space missions?

NASA’s Office of Inspector General said the agency won’t be able to continue to fund the ISS and pursue missions outside low-earth orbit without significantly more funding.

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