NSF & ISS Briefing| Science in Space
Gravity affects everything on Earth at all times, from tiny particles binding and bubbles rising to how flames spread. But there are other forces at work as well – and one important way to study them is to eliminate gravity as a factor. That’s why NSF partners to send research projects into orbit with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, under a cooperative agreement with NASA.
On Sept. 25, 2020, NSF joined ISS to host a press briefing focused on experiments and equipment scheduled to travel to the space station. Hear what panelists had to say about how research in space can benefit life on Earth. And be sure to catch the launch, which NASA is scheduled to broadcast Oct. 1, 2020 at 9:38 p.m. EDT here: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasat... For more information, contact: media@nsf.gov
Speaking at the event were:
- Dawn Tillbury, NSF Assistant Director for Engineering
- Ashley Strickland, CNN (moderator)
- Peter Sunderland, of the University of Maryland, whose project focuses on understanding spherical, low-temperature flames that can only be observed on the ISS
- Ngan Huang, of Stanford University, whose project seeks to study the progressive deterioration of skeletal muscle with age caused by Sarcopenia by looking at similar effects of microgravity
- Yangying Zhu, of UC Santa Barbara, whose project focuses on a new method to control bubbles and droplets using light
- Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz, of UC Santa Barbara, whose work focuses on how particles cluster once the factor of gravity is removed
- Andrew Morgan, NASA astronaut, who recently served as flight engineer on the ISS for Expedition 60, 61 and 62 (July 20,2019-April 17, 2020), contributing to hundreds of experiments in biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development
- Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut, who recently served as flight engineer on the ISS for Expedition 61 and 62 (September 25,2019-April 17, 2020.) During her first spaceflight, Meir conducted the first three all-female spacewalks with crewmate Christina Koch, totaling 21 hours and 44 minutes.