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25 Years of Scientific Discovery Aboard the International Space Station

November 2025 marked 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station, a testament to international collaboration and human ingenuity. 

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A cover image for the Space Station Program Science Forum research statistics brochure. The image features a picture of astronaut Don Pettit performing a scientific experiment on the Space Station.

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The cover image for the 2025 International Space Station Annual Highlights of Results. The cover features a view from the International Space Station showing its illuminated exterior hardware in red light against a backdrop of deep space. Star trails form circular streaks across the sky due to the station’s motion, while Earth’s blue curvature glows softly at the horizon.

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The Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction (SoFIE) Growth and Extinction Limits (GEL) experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) studies flame growth and extinction in an effort to improve fire safety in space. This image shows a sequence of snapshots taken about 3 seconds apart. During this test point, the ambient oxygen concentration starts relatively high (28%). Initially, the flame is seen as yellow and sooty. As the ambient pressure is reduced, the flame becomes bluer and continues to shrink until fully extinguished. This gives researchers pressure limit data points for flame extinction that could help improve crew and spacecraft safety for future exploration missions.

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