NASA Selects Student Teams For Microgravity Research Flights

NASA has selected 14 undergraduate student teams from minority serving institutions across the United States to test science experiments under microgravity conditions.

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Bubbles and fluid flow in microgravity

Bubbles and fluid flow in microgravity

11-06-2013 01:50 PM CEST

A new study into the behaviour of bubbles has been published based on a student experiment conducted as part of ESA Education's Drop Your Thesis! Programme. The results will be useful for understanding any system that uses fluids in space – including life support.

Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space

Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space

05/31/2013 12:00 AM EDT

In preparation for a future where parts and tools can be printed on demand in space, NASA and Made in Space Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., have joined to launch equipment for the first 3-D microgravity printing experiment to the International Space Station.