There's a new way to look at environmental issues on Earth -- from 210 miles up aboard the International Space Station.
Two new sensors examining our upper atmosphere and oceans are demonstrating the International Space Station's value as an Earth science observing platform.
The Materials Science Research Rack allows researchers to study a variety of materials in space to improve performance on Earth.
The results are in: the first eight years of International Space Station science are a success.
Several hundred materials samples returned to Earth with the STS-128 space shuttle crew.