Posted on April 11, 2013, at 9:19 am .
Colorado Springs, CO – April 10, 2013 (NanoRacks PR) – NanoRacks announced today it has completed development of a turnkey data solution for experiments on the International Space Station (ISS).
The solution utilizes the Software Toolkit for EthernetLab-Like Architecture (STELLA) developed by The Boeing Company. STELLA is a software toolkit product provided to ISS Payload Developers by Boeing, together with NASA, to significantly aid in the development of the payload software interfaces to ISS Command and Data Handling subsystem.
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Posted on March 14, 2013, at 11:13 pm .
By NanoRacks
After months of talking and listening to the biopharma community, and after the successful transportation to the space station on SpaceX-2 last week, a new chapter in biopharma research is now underway.
NanoRacks is working with Emerald Bio to support biopharma research using industry hardware and practices. Right now on the U.S. National Lab we have 24 proteins growing in hundreds of different solutions.This is only a first test step. The program is self-funded by NanoRacks and our intent is to work with CASIS and NASA to grow the program.
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Posted on March 12, 2013, at 6:37 am .
A Biological Research in Canisters experiment package with five Petri dish fixation units (PDFU) installed. The PDFUs each contain a Petri dish with the biological sample to be flown in space. (Credit: NASA)
By Jessica Eagan
International Space Station Program Science Office
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has delivered a “goody bag” to the crew aboard the International Space Station. But it’s not filled with treats. This goody bag — called the Wet Lab Kit — is loaded with supplies to make it easier for crews to collect and process various types of samples in orbit, increasing scientific research and analysis more than ever before.
Launched on the second Commercial Resupply Mission March 1, this kit is part of the Wetlab 1 project. Wetlab 1 consists of the Wet Lab Kit, developed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and a Plate Reader, developed by NanoRacks of Houston. Both items are funded by the International Space Station National Laboratory Office.
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Posted on March 1, 2013, at 4:41 am .
The NanoRacks Plate Reader will enable in orbit analysis of research samples for certain studies aboard the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA)
An update on the Falcon 9/Dragon launch from NanoRacks’ Jeffrey Manber:
It’s been a difficult but worthwhile week for Mike Johnson and the NanoRacks team working payloads. We have onboard CRS-2 (SpaceX-2) multiple educational payloads spearheaded by Valley Christian High School in San Jose–not only has VCS designed, developed and is now ready for their own experiment, but the school has reached out to other high-schools and by sub-dividing a NanoLab, can offer up to four experiments in a single NanoLab!
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Posted on February 14, 2013, at 10:38 am .
Posted on November 29, 2012, at 10:03 am .
Astronaut Shannon Walker activates an experiment aboard the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL., NOVEMBER 29, 2012 (Space Florida PR) – Space Florida, the state’s aerospace development organization and spaceport authority, and NanoRacks, LLC, today announced the winners of the International Space Station (ISS) Research Competition at The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A team of 15 independent judges evaluated the proposals based on defined value in the commercial marketplace, potential for future benefits in space travel, and professional qualifications of the applicants. Four (4) winning proposals originated from the commercial field and four (4) in the area of education and research.
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Posted on October 23, 2012, at 11:07 am .
International Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. (October 22, 2012) – Space Florida, the State’s spaceport authority and aerospace development organization, and NanoRacks, LLC, partnered to present the Space Florida International Space Station (ISS) Research Competition, announced on September 5, 2012. Completed (Final) Competition Proposals/Papers are due by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on October 31, 2012 via info@spaceflorida.gov.
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Posted on October 18, 2012, at 1:00 pm .
Infinity Aerospace creates “ArduLab” a low cost, off the shelf International Space Station (ISS) compliant NanoLab enabling a new chapter of space station utilization
LAS CRUCES, NM (NanoRacks PR) — NanoRacks (NR) today announced the selection of a winning proposal for their Announcement of Opportunity for off the shelf NanoLabs on the International Space Station. Infinity Aerospace was selected for their proposal to design, develop and market an Arduino based, open-source, 1U NanoLab for use on the NanoRacks space station research platforms, as well as all other platforms including Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.
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Posted on October 17, 2012, at 9:47 am .
Las Cruces, NM (NanoRacks/Astrium PR) – At the 2012 International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, NanoRacks and Astrium North America announced the successful completion of the 1st Interim Design Review (IDR) for the External Payload Platform (EPP). The EPP owned and financed by NanoRacks, is designed and developed jointly by NanoRacks and Astrium. The platform is to be mounted on the exterior of the ISS and represents a first external commercial research capability for the testing of research payloads, sensors and electronic components in space.
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Posted on October 2, 2012, at 1:23 pm .
LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct 2, 2012 (Odyssey Moon PR) – Douglas, Isle of Man-based Odyssey Moon Ltd. and Israeli-based NSL Satellites Ltd., in partnership with NanoRacks LLC of the U.S., together will fly a number of educational microgravity experiments to the International Space Station (ISS). The next launch of an experiment is scheduled for October 7th on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
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