Crew members on the International Space Station have a lot of company – millions of bacteria and other microbes. The human body contains 10 times more microbes than human cells, […]
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Testing Microbial Biomining From Asteroidal Material Onboard The International Space Station
Expanding human space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit necessitates efficient technologies for self-sustainable acquisition of local resources to overcome unviable resupply missions from Earth. Potential source of materials are asteroids, some […]
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Offworld Agriculture: Tomato Seedlings Grow in Plant Habitat-06
Inside the Plant Habitat-06 facility, the early stages of seedling growth of wild-type tomatoes is visible.
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,083 – 19 January 2024 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,082 12 January 2024 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Offworld Life Science: Sequencing DNA Samples On ISS For The BioMole Study
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli sequences DNA samples for the BioMole study demonstrating hardware that can analyze microbes to protect crew health and spacecraft life support […]
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Tanpopo Exposure Units For External ISS Studies Of Extremophiles In Space
Seven Tanpopo exposure units with different samples are placed inside the exposure panel. The Tanpopo-5 investigation studies the origin, transportation, and survival of life in space.
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,081 5 January 2024 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Planetary Survey From Orbit: Earth’s Surface Minerals In Arid Regions
Editor’s note: We’re now able to detect planets orbiting other stars. We can determine the size and basic composition of these worlds but only in a general sense. As newer […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,080 22 December 2023 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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