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Preflight photos of the MISSE-9 experiment decks in the Alpha Space clean room.

Media Credit: Image courtesy of Kim de Groh, NASA's Glenn Research Center

December 14, 2018

Tough Enough for SpaceAccelerating Materials Testing With a New Permanent Platform

In microgravity, even seemingly indestructible materials degrade. Just look at the Hubble telescope, where its outer layer of insulation and thin layer of aluminum encasing have become so embrittled they are cracking and curling. Without question, space is a harsh place where radiation, temperature extremes, orbital debris, and…

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December 11, 2018

Exotic Glass Fibers From SpaceThe Race to Manufacture ZBLAN

Optical fibers are the thread that connects our modern digital world. Smaller in diameter than a human hair,…

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Scientists with Swag: Team Penicillium Mold Growth
show they’ve got what it takes to send an experiment to space.

Media Credit: Image courtesy of Burleson ISD

October 25, 2018

The Ultimate Science FairParticipating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program

Rocket scientists, real meteorite pieces, big telescopes on loan from astronomical societies—and mixed in with it all, students…

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June 26, 2018

Building Bones Testing a New Osteoporosis Therapy With Mice in Microgravity

Every three seconds, a person somewhere in the world breaks a bone due to osteoporosis—a progressive disease that…

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June 26, 2018

Space Worms Unexpected Pioneers of Discovery & Commercial Services

Three years ago, a two-headed worm returned from the International Space Station (ISS), and in the summer of…

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Media Credit: Image courtesy of Nathan Adams

June 26, 2018

Dream Up Launches Learning into Orbit

The mood is festive as students shuffle onto the bleachers next to the Saturn V building at the…

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Media Credit: Image courtesy of Visidyne

March 26, 2018

TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SIGHTTRACKING HURRICANES & TYPHOONS FROM SPACE

Tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes and typhoons, are the most destructive natural forces on Earth—causing an estimated…

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