This easy-to-use guide provides best practices and “tricks of the trade” to help the payload developer successfully work with NASA on designing, developing, and flying a payload on the space […]
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Posted inPolar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Space Stations
Photo Update: Everest and Apollo 11 Moon Rocks Inside the Space Station Cupola
Several photos were recently sent back to Earth showing the Everest and Apollo 11 Moon rocks that Scott Parazynski took to and from the summit of Mt. Everest Inside the […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report
Preflight Picture Of A Space-Bound Tardigrade
A preflight light micrograph of a typical terrestrial tardigrade of the Milnesium genus seen at 40X magnification.
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Tricorders & Sensors, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
Away Team Tech: Self-Contained Device Isolates Biological Samples
Overview JSC is looking to interested parties to license and commercialize this patented technology. Innovators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) developed a patented self-contained device for isolating deoxyribonucleic acid […]
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Radiation, Space Stations
A Self-Replicating Radiation-Shield for Human Deep-Space Exploration
The greatest hazard for humans on deep-space exploration missions is radiation. To protect astronauts venturing out beyond Earth’s protective magnetosphere, advanced passive radiation protection is highly sought after.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microgravity, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Assessing The Nucleotide-Level Impact Of Spaceflight Stress Using RNA-Sequencing Data
Understanding the effects of space radiation and microgravity on DNA integrity is critical to assess the impact of long-term spaceflight.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures, Space Stations
Observation Of Night-time Emissions Of The Earth In The Near UV Range From The International Space Station With The Mini-EUSO detector
Mini-EUSO (Multiwavelength Imaging New Instrument for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory) is a telescope observing the Earth from the International Space Station since 2019.
Posted inPress Release, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Remote-Controlled Drug Delivery Implant To Launch On SpaceX CRS-26
A new remotely controlled drug delivery implant could one day provide extended, adjustable medication for patients who need daily medicine but lack medical access—even those on spacecraft headed for Mars.
Posted inImaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: The Moon Microscope Is Headed For Space
SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission (CRS) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 21.
Posted inEuropa, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Mars, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Stations, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Nanopore Sequencing at Mars, Europa and Microgravity Conditions
Nanopore sequencing, as represented by Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ MinION, is a promising technology for in situ life detection and for microbial monitoring including in support of human space exploration, due […]