An Artificial Retina Engineered From Ancient Protein Heads to Space
NIH supported early testing of the artificial retina. Now, scientists are testing whether manufacturing it on the International Space Station results in a viable treatment for people with blinding eye diseases.
National Eye Institute, NIH
Watch this video to learn more about how an artificial retina may help restore vision in patients who have lost their sight.
SpaceTango
Payloads to the ISS are packed into containers roughly the size of a boot box. CubeLabs contain automated hardware, optics and imaging required for researchers on Earth to perform experiments in real time.
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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket emerges from the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia, on Feb. 16. Credit: NASA/Patrick Black
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship named the S.S. Katherine Johnson for the trailblazing NASA mathematician portrayed in “Hidden Figures” was loaded with time-sensitive cargo Friday at a launch pad in Virginia for a midday blastoff Saturday toward the International Space Station.
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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifts off Saturday from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Credit: NASA/Patrick Black
An Antares launcher rocketed into orbit Saturday from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, deploying a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship carrying nearly 8,400 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, the the most massive collection of payloads ever flown to the research outpost on a U.S. commercial freighter.
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