Experimenting in Orbit on the International Space Station
The International Space Station hosts about 150 experiments at a time lasting six months or more. Five space agencies collaborate to build and operate the ISS, with crews living aboard since 2000. Microgravity creates weightless conditions as the station orbits Earth at 17,500 mph, keeping everything in free fall. Japan's Satoshi Furukawa is pictured aboard the station.
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Space Station Experiments Reveal Microgravity Effects
The ISS enables study of how microgravity changes biological, chemical, and physical processes. Crystals grow larger, flames become rounder, and plant roots expand toward nutrients. Research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy proteins and outer space material durability informs treatments and long term space hardware.
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Humans in Space Protecting Our Health
The ISS research shows immune systems weaken in microgravity and astronauts lose about 2 percent of bone mass each month. A U.S. effort over 40 years developed exercise and nutrition to curb bone loss, aiding Earthly patients. The program engages students worldwide and advances biomedical tech including tiny surgical robots.
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