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Scientific investigations conducted aboard the International Space Station the week of Nov. 30 included studies of how humans perceive time in space, artificial organ growth, and differences in how materials react in low-Earth orbit and on Earth.

As humanity moves closer to the possibility of living and working millions of miles from Earth on planets like Mars, scientists are looking beyond our planet at how to acquire the materials needed to establish a self-sustaining presence in space.

Space Station 20th: STS-97 Brings Power to the International Space Station

Students from across the nation will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronaut Victor Glover aboard the International Space Station.

NASA scientists investigated how extreme solar superstorms could endanger low-Earth orbit satellites.

Scientific investigations conducted aboard the International Space Station the week of Nov. 23 included studies of how the human body adapts to space and producing optic fiber in microgravity.

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 11:39 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5, for the launch of its 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Space Station 20th: Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space

The week of Nov. 16, crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations on how microgravity affects body movement and wrapped up another mission taking student-requested photographs of Earth.

The 21st SpaceX cargo resupply mission that launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carries a variety of critical research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station.