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CASIS is the non-profit organization charged with managing the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory.

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10/28/2026

NASA astronaut Anil Menon prepares ADSEP-2 hardware for research aboard the ISS, supporting investigations ranging from cell and tissue cultures to protein crystal growth, microbiology, and materials science. This versatile facility helps unlock new discoveries in the unique environment of microgravity. 🛰️

10/27/2026

More than cargo headed to the space station on NASA's . The mission delivered a wide range of science investigations, including ISS National Lab-sponsored research focused on advancing discoveries that could benefit life on Earth and in space. Learn more about the research now in low Earth orbit: https://ow.ly/IMfF5101jgi

10/24/2026

The space station isn't just a laboratory for space science. It's helping researchers explore new ways to 3D-print cartilage tissue that could benefit patients on Earth and astronauts on future deep-space missions. That's the power of research in microgravity.

📸 NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins safely mixes living cell samples with a bioink and then fills a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of an investigation that explores 3D bioprinting cartilage tissue in microgravity of higher quality than that produced on Earth. Results may benefit patients on Earth and on long‑duration space missions.

Learn more about research like this that's sponsored by the ISS National Lab: https://ow.ly/bgFI50ZZ3Kv

10/23/2026

Eight Expedition 75 crew members gather inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module for a daily planning conference at the end of their shift.

📸 NASA

10/22/2026

What’s happening onboard the space station that could change life on Earth? Get the latest science, innovation, and discovery stories straight to your inbox. Subscribe now: https://ow.ly/qBwa50ZYZwU

10/21/2026

Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi is known for conducting bold research in unconventional environments—and it doesn’t get much bolder than doing research in space.

Discover how unexpected findings from an ISS National Lab-sponsored study could help Sanofi improve vaccine responses in older adults, who often do not respond as robustly to vaccination.

Read the full story in Upward magazine: https://ow.ly/YIeP50ZZ1sv

📸 The Sanofi team visiting Kennedy Space Center ahead of the launch of their Celestial Immunity project. Credit: Brian Schanen
BioServe Space Technologies

10/20/2026

This microscopic image shows a cloned tumor sample from a SpaceX CRS-30 investigation that used Encapsulate’s tumor-on-a-chip system to grow patient-derived cancer cells and test chemotherapy drugs in microgravity: https://ow.ly/g18950ZZ0l6

Check out other features in past issues of Upward magazine for more space-based research results.

📸 Credit: Encapsulate

10/20/2026

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 and Crew-13 members pose together for a portrait: Two crews swapping places aboard the International Space Station, inside the station’s Kibo laboratory module. NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir hold a photograph of SpaceX personnel standing in front of a Falcon 9 rocket.

📸 NASA

10/19/2026

The Journal of Space Commerce Podcast talks with Sven Eenmaa, ISS National Lab Chief Economist, about the Orbital Edge Accelerator program, its scope and funding, and how interested companies can get involved. Listen now: https://ow.ly/nwH150ZYTF5

10/18/2026

A sunset unlike any on Earth. Captured by a camera mounted on NASA’s Orion spacecraft, this stunning view shows the Sun slipping behind the spacecraft, outlining it in silhouette while the faint solar corona glows in the darkness beyond.

Inspired by the view? Discover how the space environment is enabling breakthrough research and technology development: https://ow.ly/Tcnc50ZXLZO

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