The Observation and Analysis of Smectic Islands in Space (OASIS) experiment examines the behavior of liquid crystals in microgravity. Specifically…
Dendritic Growth - 1g results (left) vs microgravity results (right)
On Earth, gravity-driven buoyant convection causes a candle flame to be teardrop-shaped and carries soot to the flame's tip, which…
Inside CAL, lasers and magnetic traps are used to slow atoms down until they are almost motionless. The atoms can…
Two Phase Flow - 1g vs Microgravity results
Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works on the Fluids Integrated Rack replacing components in the research device that studies the…
Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works on the Fluids Integrated Rack replacing components in the research device that studies the…
Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works on the Combustion Integrated Rack replacing components in the research device that enables safe…
Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy sets up hardware that measures pulmonary function while using the station's exercise bike.
The New York City borough of Staten Island and the New Jersey metropolitan area figure prominently in this image taken…
