[ Update 11:31 EDT: The flight was a success. The crew capsule fired its abort engine and the capsule reached nearly 120 km, considerably higher than previous flights. (100 km is generally accepted as the border line to space.) Here are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft recently berthed to the International Space Station and delivered over a ton of scientific experiments, including many student projects. (See NASA articles here and here.) Student groups can participate in ISS science via programs such as these: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is this week’s Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station (ISS): And here is a video update on the research aboard the ISS:
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You can take advantage of your 4K esolution TV by streaming this short 4K video from the Int. Space Station showing a Once again, astronauts on the International Space Station dissolved an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Below is a NASA video and article about protein growth in microgravity. (Note that a Schering Plough protein crystal experiment carried out on Shuttle Columbia’s last flight led directly to a treatment for Hepatitis-C: Space KSC: I’m a Doctor, Not an Astronaut – Space […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here’s a new video in a NASA series about research on the Int. Space Station. This entry focuses, so to speak, on the effects of weightlessness on human vision: From the caption: Every month on StationLIFE, we’ll focus on a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I’ve had a posts here and here recently about the Zero Gravity Cocktail Glass from Cosmic Lifestyle. Here is an interesting NASA video with Dr. Mark Weislogel of Portland State University about the development of these types of beverage holders, as well […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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An announcement from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP): New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 9 to the International Space Station for 2015-16 Academic Year Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 9 to the International Space […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here is the latest NASA report on activities related to the Int. Space Station: And here is a video update on the research being done on the ISS:
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Back in December I posted about the DreamUP! program created by NanoRacks and FISE ( Foundation for International Space Education), which aims to send STEM projects to the International Space Station. Chicks in Space is the first team attempting to raise the $15k needed to get an experiment […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest report on activities aboard the Int. Space Station:
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The astronauts on the Int. Space Station have fun with a large ball of water and a GoPro camera: ISS Astronauts Encase GoPro In Orb Of Floating Water – Popular Science Here is the 3D version:
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A video from the European Space Agency (ESA): ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst gives an overview of some of the science he has performed during his Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station so far. From robotic surgery to vaccines […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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While in Knoxville recently I came upon this article in the local newspaper about a student group whose experiment on waste disposal in microgravity will go to the International Space Station (ISS) this fall : The final frontier: Local students come […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here’s the latest Space to Ground episode reporting on this week’s activities aboard the International Space Station:
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NASA posts this brief clip showing a flame experiment as part of a Space Station microgravity combustion science study: From the caption: From ignition to pulsating-jellyfish then warp-drive ending! Understanding combustion may lead to more efficient engines and spectacular videos. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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A Cornell University group experimented with cooking in weightlessness by taking “a specially constructed space galley” onto a plane doing parabolic flights: In low gravity, scientists search for a way to sauté – Cornell Chronicle Extraterrestrial Cooking: Splatter Control – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a U.S. national Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education initiative created by a partnership of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) and NanoRacks, LLC that gives 300+ students the opportunity to design and propose real […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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An explanation of why the term “zero gravity” is misleading: Zero Gravity: It May Not Be What You Think. A couple of videos explaining the same thing starting with a short one: And then a longer one:
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