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NASA's page for updates from the International Space Station, the world-class lab orbiting Earth 250 miles above. For the latest research, follow @ISS_Research .
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The
@NorthropGrumman
#Cygnus
cargo craft fired its engine and completed its first limited reboost of the space station today.
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In this week's episode of Down to Earth, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy (
@Astro_SEAL
) and Warren "Woody" Hoburg (
@Astro_Woody
) discuss the NASA and SpaceX Demo-2 mission, human spaceflight history, and the challenges of spacewalking.
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Human research, space botany were the top
@ISS_Research
activities today as
@NorthropGrumman
's
#Cygnus
is ready for a Saturday station reboost test.
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New crew announcements, a space station experiment monitors heat waves on Earth, and a wireless experiment investigates the impact of space on the cardiovascular system, this week on
#SpaceToGround
.
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International Space Station Retweeted
New
@NASAFltDirector
, reporting for duty! 👏
The Class of 2022 has 7 new flight directors in training in Mission Control. They'll oversee
@Space_Station
, Commercial Crew, and
@NASAArtemis
missions to the Moon.
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The Exp 67 crew explored how space affects the aging process and cardiac activity today as
@NASA
and
@NorthropGrumman
target Saturday for the next
#Cygnus
reboost attempt.
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Today's
@ISS_Research
focused on space gardening and the human digestive system as
@NASA
and
@NorthropGrumman
work another reboost plan for the
#Cygnus
resupply ship.
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International Space Station Retweeted
On the left is a photo taken
#OTD
in 1988 of a dwarf wheat variety growing in
@NASAKennedy
’s Biomass Production Chamber. Shown to the right, a photo taken in March 2018 of dwarf wheat plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat Facility on
@Space_Station
.
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The Exp 67 crew studies how space affects the veins and digestive system then tests 3-D hologram device and new robotic arm.
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.
@NASA
and
@NorthropGrumman
controllers are reviewing data after the
#Cygnus
reboost test was aborted today after five seconds. Next steps are being planned. More...
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👨🏽🚀 In celebration of
#Juneteenth
, we’re uplifting the stories of Black
@NASA
astronauts. Hear their inspirational stories by watching The Color of Space today at 12pm ET on NASA TV, the NASA app, or ! More info..
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The Exp 67 crew set up free-flying robots and worked other
@ISS_Research
today as the
@NorthropGrumman
#Cygnus
reboost test is pushed to Monday.
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International Space Station Retweeted
This study of flow boiling & condensation in space contributes to the design of more efficient thermal control systems for long-duration missions. Results could also help improve heat transfer systems like HVAC and tech for charging electric vehicles.
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This week on
#SpaceToGround
, the Space Station reaches a million hours of science experiments, Astrobee investigates monitoring machines with sound, and learn more about how remote ultrasound technology tested on the station is helping people on Earth.
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