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When #AX4 leaves the #spacecoast of #Florida, it'll be packed with more research than any previous private Axiom Space mission! Onboard will be more than than 60 investigations, including dozens sponsored by the ISS National Lab.

From a way to expand access to space to research that could improve ag
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The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory

Solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges through space-based research.

Where? In space.
Low Earth orbit (LEO), approximately 250 miles above the Earth.

Research in Space Benefits Humanity

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EXPLORE RESULTS FROM RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN SPACE

Upward Volume 8, Issue 1 Available Now

In this issue’s cover story, learn how ISS research could lead to a groundbreaking new treatment for macular degeneration. Other features highlight how microgravity manufacturing can improve therapeutic nanomaterials to treat disease and how space-based studies are helping to advance regenerative therapies to reverse heart damage.

Photo documentation of the Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) platform aboard the International Space Station.

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National Lab research announcements (NLRAs) seek proposals that advance R&D in key areas with demonstrated potential to develop into sustainable markets and benefit humanity.

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