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Did You Say 1.2 Billion Particles Per Month?
06.13.12 - To understand the origin of the universe, you need power. That's why the International Space Station is the perfect research platform for AMS-02.
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Viewing the Transit of Venus From Space
06.11.12 - The Transit of Venus in front of the Sun is one of only two such planetary crossings -- the other being the Transit of Mercury -- visible from Earth.
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Strange Geometry -- Yes, It's All About the Math
05.31.12 - Moving liquids without gravity aboard the International Space Station can be tricky -- if there’s no "down" then water won’t flow downhill.
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Burning Questions on the International Space Station
05.30.12 - Whether suspended in air or burning through a ball of plastic, flames have consumed the attention of researchers for years, both on Earth and space.
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New Findings on Astronaut Vision Loss
05.29.12 - Could vision changes experienced by astronauts be linked to a vitamin B-12 or folate deficiency?
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Capillarity in Space -- Then and Now, 1962–2012
05.24.12 - The International Space Station's studies on fluid physics in microgravity are leading to rapid advances, and on May 24, are part of a milestone.
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What Went Up Can Now Come Down with SpaceX Flight
05.22.12 - The SpaceX Dragon demo flight brings a new American transportation vehicle onto the scene for travel to and from the International Space Station.
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Zapping Deadly Bacteria Using Space Technology
05.21.12 - Technology spin-off from research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way to keep hospital patients safe from infections.
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Expedition 31 Welcomes Three New Crewmates
05.17.12 - Expedition 31 crew members Gennady Padalka, Joe Acaba and Sergei Revin entered the International Space Station Thursday at 4:10 a.m. EDT.
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First Annual International Space Station R&D Conference
05.14.12 - All are welcome to attend and be part of this year’s theme: Results and Opportunities -- The Decade of Utilization
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Expedition 31 Crew Launches to Station
05.14.12 - Three new Expedition 31 crew members launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft May 14, beginning a two-day flight to the International Space Station.
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Space Station -- Here We Come!
05.11.12 - SpaceX's Dragon capsule will transport student payload Aquarius on its historic flight to the International Space Station.
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A Solution for Medical Needs in Space
05.10.12 - Imagine you're an astronaut exploring the surface of Mars, when you fall ill. As your team struggles to get you back to base, you become dehydrated.
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Students Send Commands to the Space Station
05.09.12 - Thousands of everyday middle-school students have experienced excitement using the EarthKAM camera system.
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Dancing Droplets Rock Out on Space Station
05.04.12 - Don Pettit has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles using everyday objects on the Station.
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Expedition 30 Lands in Kazakhstan
04.27.12 - The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin landed in Kazakhstan April 27, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. EDT.
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Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX’s Dragon on Its Maiden Voyage to the ISS
04.16.12 - Once the SpaceX Dragon is cleared for capture, Canadarm2 will perform a cosmic catch: it will grapple the capsule and install it on the space station.
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New Online Database Enables Researchers to Update Risks to Crew Health
04.05.12 - NASA's Human Research Wiki is an online database of critical medical conditions that could impact the health and performance of crew members on long-duration space missions.
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Space Savings for Station Science Samples
04.03.12 - Efficiency is the name of the game whether packing for vacation or stowing research samples for travel to and from the Space Station.
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Station's Robotic Crew Member Designed to Look Human
04.27.12 - Robonaut 2, NASA’s first dexterous humanoid robot, has successfully hitched a ride to the International Space Station.