Microgravity Science News


Mission Press Releases

  • To boldly go where no glass has gone before
    Queensland University of Technology - Wednesday, April 4, 2012
    Posted on: 4/4/2012 5:33:28 PM PDT

  • Students to Experience Free-Fall for Physics Experiment
    University of Central Florida - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
    Posted on: 11/16/2011 3:05:53 AM PDT

  • Louisiana Tech researchers, NASA partner to conduct zero-gravity experiments
    - Saturday, September 3, 2011
    Posted on: 9/3/2011 4:27:09 PM PDT

  • Astrogenetix's MRSA Research Continues on Discovery's Last Mission
    Astrogenetix - Friday, February 25, 2011
    Posted on: 2/26/2011 1:57:37 AM PDT

  • That's Hot: Engineers to Test Boiling at Zero-Gravity
    University of Maryland -
    Posted on: 2/24/2011 5:36:39 PM PDT

  • Experiment reaches biology milestone with hard X-ray laser
    Arizona State University - Wednesday, February 2, 2011
    Posted on: 2/3/2011 3:07:06 AM PDT

  • Laboratory Giant virus, tiny protein crystals show X-ray laser's power and potential
    Stanford University - Wednesday, February 2, 2011
    Posted on: 2/3/2011 3:00:24 AM PDT

  • New Shepard Experiment to Study Fluid Behavior in Low Gravity
    Purdue University - Wednesday, December 2, 2009
    Posted on: 12/2/2009 3:58:04 PM PDT

  • NASA Invites Students to Drop Everything: Microgravity Research in Drop Towers
    Glenn Research Center - Thursday, September 24, 2009
    Posted on: 9/24/2009 8:47:47 AM PDT

  • First-class protein crystals thanks to weightlessness on earth
    Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
    Posted on: 4/23/2008 6:54:42 AM PDT

  • Media Invited to NASA Glenn to View Space Hardware
    Glenn Research Center - Tuesday, February 5, 2008
    Posted on: 2/5/2008 7:28:11 PM PDT

  • Brevard approved for training program that exposes workforce to microgravity environment
    Brevard Workforce Development Board - Tuesday, February 5, 2008
    Posted on: 2/5/2008 9:32:14 AM PDT

  • Successful launch of Maxus 7
    Swedish Space Corporation - Tuesday, May 2, 2006
    Posted on: 5/2/2006 4:08:10 PM PDT

  • EU-funded 'IMPRESS' takes materials science into space
    European Space Agency - Monday, May 1, 2006
    Posted on: 5/1/2006 9:53:08 PM PDT

  • What no bubbles? Results of the ARIEL experiment from Foton-M2 mission
    European Space Agency - Tuesday, January 10, 2006
    Posted on: 1/10/2006 11:52:25 AM PDT

  • Physical Sciences in Space
    Canadian Space Agency - Friday, May 21, 2004
    Posted on: 5/21/2004 7:19:07 AM PDT

  • NASA Chemist's Research Gains International Attention
    Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. - Thursday, March 25, 2004
    Posted on: 3/25/2004 7:01:25 PM PDT

  • Record-breaking Experiment Completed by NASA On Space Station
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Friday, March 19, 2004
    Posted on: 3/19/2004 8:20:23 AM PDT

  • NASA Announces Research Grants in Fundamental Physics
    NASA HQ - Monday, October 27, 2003
    Posted on: 10/27/2003 9:31:11 PM PDT

  • Researchers fly away from gravity on the 35th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign
    European Space Agency - Wednesday, October 15, 2003
    Posted on: 10/15/2003 1:08:45 PM PDT

    		• Mission Status Releases

  • Image: Flames in Microgravity
    NASA HQ - June 23, 2011
    Posted on: 6/23/2011 1:54:02 PM PDT

  • Fly Your Thesis! 2011 campaign
    European Space Agency - June 6, 2011
    Posted on: 6/7/2011 1:52:53 AM PDT

  • Europe's new way to experiment in partial gravity
    European Space Agency - June 6, 2011
    Posted on: 6/7/2011 1:51:29 AM PDT

  • NASA Solicitation: Aircraft Maintenacne Operational Support and Microgravty Services Market Research Questionnaire
    Johnson Space Center - October 29, 2010
    Posted on: 10/29/2010 6:34:38 PM PDT

  • Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report
    National Research Council - August 23, 2010
    Posted on: 8/24/2010 3:28:52 AM PDT

  • NASA Scientist Participant Suborbital Research Program RFI
    Ames Research Center - September 23, 2008
    Posted on: 9/23/2008 11:54:12 AM PDT

  • NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH08ZTT002N "Research Opportunities in Fluid Physics"
    NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate - June 6, 2008
    Posted on: 6/6/2008 9:32:51 AM PDT

  • NASA Solicitation: Research Opportunities in Fluid Physics
    NASA HQ - May 28, 2008
    Posted on: 5/28/2008 9:17:12 PM PDT

  • End of an Era for SAMS
    Glenn Research Center - November 3, 2005
    Posted on: 11/3/2005 3:06:28 PM PDT

  • NASA ISS Flight Program Physical Sciences Research (PSR) 21 Jul 2004 (under review)
    NASA HQ - July 28, 2004
    Posted on: 7/28/2004 8:57:10 AM PDT

  • NASA Microgravity Fluid Physics Program GRC/MSD ISS Utilization Traffic Model POP Assembly Sequence (RTF March 2005)
    Glenn Research Center - June 24, 2004
    Posted on: 6/24/2004 8:19:02 AM PDT

  • NASA Microgravity Combustion Science Tactical Schedule GRC/MSD ISS Utilization Traffic Model POP Assembly Sequence (RTF March 2005)
    Glenn Research Center - June 24, 2004
    Posted on: 6/24/2004 8:17:18 AM PDT

  • AIP FYI #143: Senate Committee Takes Another Look at NASA Programs
    American Institute of Physics - November 7, 2003
    Posted on: 11/7/2003 2:34:26 PM PDT

  • NASA Research Opportunities in Physical Sciences - Materials Science Proposal Submission Window Open
    NASA Office of Biological and Physical Research (OBPR) - August 4, 2003
    Posted on: 8/4/2003 6:57:57 AM PDT

  • Reduced Gravity Program - Modification to a Previous Presolicitation Notice
    Johnson Space Center - May 6, 2003
    Posted on: 5/6/2003 6:53:03 PM PDT

  • Reduced Gravity Program - Modification to a Previous Presolicitation Notice April 29, 2003
    Johnson Space Center - April 29, 2003
    Posted on: 4/29/2003 7:25:47 AM PDT

  • Sources Sought Notice: Reduced Gravity Program
    Johnson Space Center - April 14, 2003
    Posted on: 4/14/2003 5:52:12 AM PDT

  • Presolicitation Notice: Controlled Release Microsystems for Pharmacological Agent Delivery
    Glenn Research Center - April 8, 2003
    Posted on: 4/8/2003 6:27:54 PM PDT

  • Presolicitation Notice: Research Opportunities in Physical Sciences Ground-based and Flight Research
    Goddard Space Flight Center - December 5, 2002
    Posted on: 12/5/2002 8:05:42 AM PDT

  • MRPO Daily Status Report 11-01-02
    Microgravity Research Program Office - November 1, 2002
    Posted on: 11/1/2002 8:21:22 PM PDT

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