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International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Space station / Laboratory

The International Space Station is a space station in low Earth orbit. The ISS programme is a joint project between five participating space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA. The ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements.

Visit website: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

 Space_Station

See also: Institute NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Details last updated 16-Mar-2020

International Space Station (ISS) News

Tiny robot performs simulated surgery on the space station

Tiny robot performs simulated surgery on the space station

Evening Standard - 14-Feb-2024

From war zones to Mars, this droid could be the future of healthcare in remote locations

Growing new organs from stem cells out in the space

Growing new organs from stem cells out in the space

Independent - 10-Mar-2020

Gravity on earth spatially restricts growth of stem cells into actual 3D organs

Lettuce grown in space vs one from Earth: very similar nutrient levels

Lettuce grown in space vs one from Earth: very similar nutrient levels

New Scientist - 06-Mar-2020

Research suggests astronauts could soon produce their own food in space

Metabolism and mitochondria gene function impacted by spaceflight

Metabolism and mitochondria gene function impacted by spaceflight

New Scientist - 07-Nov-2019

Most changes reversed when back on Earth - but what about Mars microgravity?

Human cartilage tissue 3D bioprinted on ISS

Human cartilage tissue 3D bioprinted on ISS

Med-Tech News - 10-Jan-2019

One small step for man, one bioprinted leg for mankind?!