The Space Test Program-H5 (STP-H5) GPS Radio Occultation and Ultraviolet Photometry Co-located experiment is a powerful scientific tool...

The STP-H5-Fabry Perot Spectrometer for Methane is an advanced Earth science instrument flown on the International Space Station to...

The STP-H5-Electro-Hydro Dynamics experiment represents a fascinating leap in the understanding of fluid behaviors under the unique...

Space missions are long, unpredictable, and evolving. What if your onboard computer could change with the mission? That’s what the CHREC...

Imagine you’re driving behind a truck blowing smoke—hard to see, right? In space, that 'smoke' can come from rocket plumes, venting...

How do we study the 'weather' in space? Unlike Earth's rain and sunshine, space weather involves particles, winds, and temperatures in...

Radiation is invisible, silent, and everywhere in space. For astronauts and equipment aboard the International Space Station (ISS), it’s...

Imagine your smartphone, but in space—only way smarter and tougher. That’s SpaceCube 2.0, an advanced space processor developed by NASA’s...

As data collection in space becomes more complex, so too does the challenge of getting that information back to Earth securely and...

While it might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, FireStation was a real and groundbreaking experiment aboard the ISS. Run by...

The Active Thermal Tile experiment, part of Space Test Program-Houston 4 (STP-H4), brings innovation to spacecraft skin. Traditional...

In the high-stakes environment of space, thermal control is everything. The Variable Emissivity Radiator and Aerogel Insulation Blanket...

The vacuum of space might seem like the last place where heat transfer matters, but managing temperature is one of the most critical...

Spacecraft don’t use GPS like we do on Earth. Instead, they often rely on star tracking—comparing the positions of stars in the sky to...

Space weather isn’t about sunny days or rainy nights. It’s about the stream of charged particles and electromagnetic radiation emitted by...

Space is big, but the area around Earth is getting crowded. From satellites to space debris, monitoring objects in orbit is a growing...

The future of space exploration lies in going smaller, faster, and smarter. The MEMS PICOSAT Inspector experiment from the Space Test...

Have you ever wondered what space feels like—not in terms of zero gravity or silence, but what it's like just above Earth’s atmosphere,...

Radiation in space can be dangerous—but detecting it isn’t always straightforward. To better understand and visualize radiation in space,...

Space isn’t empty—it’s filled with plasma, the fourth state of matter, composed of charged particles like ions and electrons....