Hearing Notes: Charles Bolden Testifies on NASA’s FY 2013 Budget “When asked about CASIS, the non-profit organization chartered to manage the U.S International Laboratory on the ISS, Bolden did not […]
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Velcro and NASA
Images: Moving Around in Weightlessness in “2001” and 2012 “With little experience in weightlessness inside a large spacecraft, the experts consulted by Stanley Kubrick in the 1960s felt that space […]
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CASIS Starts To Dig Out – Makes A Smart Announcement
CASIS Names Bobby Block Director of Communications “Today, Robert “Bobby” Block was named director of communications for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) – the non-profit […]
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CASIS Director Resigns – Accusations Start To Fly – Leadership Turmoil
Resignation Letter from CASIS Executive Director Jeanne L. Becker “As a result of undue and onerous political pressures exerted over the almost six months of existence of CASIS, business operations […]
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CASIS Webinar Today: Learn What They Are – and Are Not Doing
Jeanne Becker, Director, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Space News “CASIS will ultimately act as a networking service between space scientists, payload integration specialists and, in some […]
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CASIS Still Doesn't Do Anything – Not That Anyone Notices (Update)
International Space Station National Laboratory Education Project (ISS NLEP) “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education, NASA Higher Education Office in cooperation with the Human Exploration Operations […]
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Is Earthbound Innovation Outpacing Microgravity Research?
Bioreactors Drive Advances in Tissue Engineering, NASA Spinoffs 2011 “Johnson Space Center innovators created a rotating wall bioreactor that mimics microgravity conditions, allowing for healthier, more natural-forming cell cultures. Licensed […]
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Another NASA Spinoff That NASA Won't Tell You About
Space researchers develop ultrasound technology that detects, treats kidney stones, NSBRI “Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult […]
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CASIS Is Seemingly Oblivious To Large ISS R&D Conference
First Annual International Space Station R&D Conference “Manuscripts are solicited on topics related to science and technology activities (past, present, planned and proposed) on the ISS, including but not limited […]
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Another Alternative to ISS-Based Research (Update)
Magnetically-levitated Flies Offer Clues to Future of Life in Space “Using powerful magnets to levitate fruit flies can provide vital clues to how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions […]