Fire on the space station! Astronauts preparing ongoing combustion research.
About 1,500 flames were ignited on the International Space Station in five years to learn how fire behaves in microgravity.
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About 1,500 flames were ignited on the International Space Station in five years to learn how fire behaves in microgravity.
A Cygnus cargo ship launching toward the International Space Station this weekend will carry an experiment designed to improve fire safety on moon and Mars missions.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 21 December, 2020 - New Research Airlock Status Report - Source: SpaceRef The new NanoRacks Bishop research airlock is installed on the port side of the Tranquility module and significantly expands the capacity for commercial space research on the outside of the orbiting lab. Credit: NASA. Science operations continue to expand aboard the International Space Station with the installation of a new research airlock over the weekend. The seven-member Expedition 64 crew also stayed busy exploring a variety of space biology and physics phenomena. Ro...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 15 December, 2020 - Microgravity and the Heart Status Report - Source: SpaceRef Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover reviews research procedures on a computer. The Expedition 64 crew continues exploring how microgravity affects the heart to improve health for humans on and off the Earth. Northrop Grumman has booked its next Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station for early next year. NASA Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and Michael Hopkins partnered up today for the Cardinal Heart study to learn how to treat aging and wea...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 10 December 2020 - The Cardinal Heart Study Status Report - Source: SpaceRef Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins. Life science continues ramping up aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 64 crew explores cancer therapies and heart conditions. NASA Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and Victor Glover set up research hardware to create high quality antibody crystals Thursday morning for a new cancer study. The space medical research could accelerate the development of advanced therapies on Earth that target cancer cells. Rubins ...