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Astronaut Don Pettit Wins NASA Engineer of the Year
Don Pettit was awarded NASA Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers/Professional Engineers in Government.
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Research Rides Dragon to International Space Station
A second contracted flight for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station will be twice as nice for researchers.
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Materials Science Research Rack Heats Up
Ever wonder how we develop new materials? Scientists at NASA do just that using the International Space Station Materials Science Research Rack.
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Better Communication is a 'Gem' on Space Station
"OPALS" in space? Well, it's not the gemstones you may be thinking. This "gem" has the potential to change the way data is transmitted from space.
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Space Station Bound SAGE III is Full Steam Ahead
Above Earth, observations from the “A-Train" build three-dimensional images of the atmosphere. NASA’s SAGE III will supplement those satellites.
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Record Number of Students Control Station Camera
Wonder what it's like to control a camera on the International Space Station? More than 30,000 students found out as part of the EarthKAM mission.
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Kennedy Engineers Designing Plant Habitat
NASA's Kennedy Space Center uses in-house expertise to develop an International Space Station Plant Habitat for microgravity plant growth studies.
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Fluids in Space, Shaken Not Stirred
Furthering fluid physics fundamentals in microgravity with results from the International Space Station SODI-IVIDIL investigation.
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Finding the Key to Immunity
Living in space weakens astronauts' immune systems, researchers discovered. The findings are providing clues on how to tackle diseases on Earth.
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Low-Gravity Flights Are Precursors To Experiments
Wouldn't it be fun to do experiments while floating free inside an airplane? Scientists from Glenn Research Center get to do just that.
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Robotic Refueling Demo Points To Bright Future
Following six historic days of operations, NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission demonstrated remotely controlled robots could refuel satellites.
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NightPod Images Bring Earth to Light
There is a reason the phrase "shooting in the dark" refers to things that are difficult to do -- and night photography from space is no exception.
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Space Station to Scan The Globe For Weather Data
ISS-RapidScat will launch to the space station in 2014 aboard a SpaceX Dragon resupply mission.
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Space Station NASA Research Announcement Talks Tech
Put on your thinking cap! NASA wants your ideas on how to use the International Space Station as a technology test bed.
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Students Teach the World About Space Station Science
What an inspired idea -- let students teach and share with others the interesting research astronauts do on the International Space Station.
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NASA to Test Bigelow Expandable Module on Space Station
NASA announced an addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology.
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Expanding Space Research Scope Evident at Conference
Scientists, engineers and students shared research, findings and -- most importantly -- questions about how space changes things.
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Zero Robotics Challenge Kicks off the New Year
On Friday, Jan. 11th, high school students from around the world joined in fierce competition to claim the championship spot.
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Experiment Hopes to Predict Fainting in Astronauts
For some astronauts, a long-term trip into space can literally leave them weak in the knees.
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Fishing for Findings in Space Station Bone Health Study
For centuries, people gazed at the constellation Pisces and imagined fish swimming in space. Astronauts have a closer view of real finned friends.