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The latest news on scientific research, crew activities, and milestones on the space station. 

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Ham Radio in Space: Engaging with Students Worldwide for 40 Years

As of November 2023, students have been talking to astronauts in space for 40 years. Crew members on the space shuttle Columbia first used an amateur radio to communicate with people on Earth in 1983. 

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Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, wearing a black shirt, faces the control panel of the station’s ham radio set. He is holding a notepad and pen in his right hand and speaking into the microphone in his left hand.
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren talks on the space station’s ham radio set.
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Science on Station: November 2023

Inspiring Students with Ham Radio, Other Educational Programs

As an orbiting microgravity laboratory, the International Space Station hosts experiments from almost every scientific field. It also is home to educational programs to encourage young people worldwide to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). 

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Koichi Wakata, wearing a striped shirt, faces the camera, holding the ham radio mic in his right hand. It is attached by a large grey cable to the radio set above his head. A large camera and tangles of wires are next to him.
JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata during a ham radio session. Credits: NASA
NASA

Liquid Protein Studies in Space Could Help Medicines on Earth

How could studying liquid drops of protein solution in space help solve an Achilles’ heel in medicine production on Earth?

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A drop of insulin solution is contained by surface tension in the ring-sheared drop device.
A drop of insulin solution is contained by surface tension in the Ring Sheared Drop device.
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Station Research Features and Articles

Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity

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In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust…

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Ham Radio in Space: Engaging with Students Worldwide for 40 Years

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In May 2018, a student at Mill Springs Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia, Andrew Maichle, talked to NASA astronaut Scott Tingle…

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Inspiring Students with Ham Radio, Other Educational Programs

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Science on Station: November 2023 As an orbiting microgravity laboratory, the International Space Station hosts experiments from almost every scientific…

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Station Press Releases and Media Advisories

NASA, SpaceX Launch New Science, Hardware to Space Station

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Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 29th commercial resupply mission, scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced…

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Join NASA to Discuss High-Rate Laser Comms Demo, Space Station Science

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Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Oct. 23 to update the list of participants for the teleconference. NASA will host…

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NASA Airs Coverage of Space Station Research, Development Conference

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NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners are maximizing…

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