Strategy - Mission Topics
Lab-on-a-Chip Works!
2007 — April 6, 2011
A miniature biological laboratory important to the future of space exploration has just been tested successfully onboard the International Space Station.
Watch Out for Spaceships
2002 — April 6, 2011
This week is a good time to spot two spaceships flying over your backyard: the International Space Stationand the Space ShuttleEndeavour.
Space Scents
2002 — Sept. 20, 2011
Researchers hunting for new and profitable fragrances have discovered that roses in Earth orbit don't smell the same as they do on Earth. Soon a pair of flowers will blast off on board the Space Shuttlewhere they will participate in the continuing search for exotic space scents.
One Night, Two Spaceships
2002 — April 6, 2011
Sky watchers in North America can spot the ISS and the Space ShuttleAtlantis at the same time on Oct. 16 and 17.
The Roar of Innovation
2002 — April 6, 2011
The space shuttle's main engines are the best performing chemical rockets on Earth. You can listen to one roar during a live webcast of a engine test-firing on Nov. 8th.
An Extraordinary Movie
2002 — April 6, 2011
On October 2nd, NASA TV plans to broadcast the first live video from a space shuttle's fuel tank as it soars into Earth orbit on the belly of Atlantis and falls back again.
Space StationEclipse
2002 — April 6, 2011
The crew of the International Space Stationwill enjoy a unique view of this week's total solar eclipse--looking down at the moon's shadow on the earth below.
A Spaceship Among Meteors
2002 — April 6, 2011
With millions of people watching, the International Space Stationwill glide over North America during the 2002 Leonid meteor storm. Some of the apparitions will be remarkably eye-catching.
Space StationMeteor Shower
2002 — April 6, 2011
It looked like we were seeing UFOs approaching the earth flying in formation, three or four at a time, recalls astronaut Frank Culbertson. "There were hundreds per minute going beneath us, really spectacular!"
Astronaut Fingers
2002 — April 6, 2011
A device just delivered to the ISS will add something important to Space Stationresearch: the human touch.