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The ISS National Laboratory is highlighting the research experiments due to be carried out on the International Space Station, following the arrival of the Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 mission (CRS-23). The 15 experiments range across medicine production, crystal growth, space-based cloud computing, electric propulsion for spacecraft and LCD technology. Germicidal For example, one experiment will examine how germicidal ...

Rendezvous Robotics is a new startup, emerging from stealth mode to announce a $3 million pre-seed funding round. Its patented modular tile technology, TESSERAE, supports in-space assembly. Basically, it could enable large-scale infrastructure being built in orbit. Backers include Mana Ventures, ATX Venture Partners and 8090 Industries. The company describes its approach as flat-packed, modular systems for autonomously assembling infrastructure. ...

The Axiom Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1) is heading to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will be testing a processing and data storage unit for a future commercial orbital data center. Basically, a datacentre in space. It’s an ISS National Lab technology demonstration from Axiom Space and Red Hat, looking to expand computing capabilities in space. Specifically, Axiom’s AxDCU-1, ...

The Orbital Edge Accelerator programme is run by the ISS National Lab to help incubate space startups. And it has now selected six companies to help further their space-based research. The six chosen startups are: Kall Morris Inc, Magma Space, Melagen Labs, Olfera, Quantum Qool, and Raptor Dynamix. Their application areas range from in-space logistics, satellite control systems and radiation ...

Two space startups have been selected to receive the MassChallenge Technology in Space Prize, receiving a total of more than $650,000 to advance their research through the orbiting laboratory on the ISS. Boeing and CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space) are the program’s funders. CASIS manages the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory. The two winners are ...

The Orbital Edge Accelerator programme, which helps incubate space startups and is run by the ISS National Lab, is approaching its deadline. Beginning its launch last month, the accelerator is still open but companies only have until 19 May to apply for funding. Orbital Edge Six startups can receive an investment of up to $500,000. Following this there will be ...

Redwire is expanding its in-space drug development programme as it launches a new version of its PIL-BOX technology for a cancer-detection experiment. To complement the existing PIL-BOX platform, the Florida-based space infrastructure company is launching a high-volume Industrial Crystallizer. It says it will be capable of processing samples of 200 times the volume of current levels. It says the crystallizer ...

The ISS National Lab releases its annual report outlining the research work done on the international space station over the past year. The headline figures for space-based R&D include sponsoring 103 payload deliveries resulting in 51 published, peer-reviewed papers. Of the payloads launched to the space station, 80 percent were from commercial entities, reports CASIS, which manages the space lab ...

Sen, a UK startup specialising in video streaming from space, has declared the launch of its Ultra High Definition 4K livestream of Earth and space. The company’s 4K camera system is called “SpaceTV-1” and is hosted on the International Space Station. It is on the ArgUS plate attached to the Bartolomeo platform, operated by Airbus and located on the European ...

The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab announces new funding opportunities to use its orbiting laboratory to develop, or test products and processes. The organisation is offering $750,000 for projects that have “a clear line of sight to commercial applications and demonstrate the potential to produce a positive direct or indirect economic impact” in the near term. The funding is ...