Crews conduct a variety of science experiments and perform station maintenance during their six-month stay on the outpost.
The loss of two power channels, however, could threaten science experiments and backup equipment.
The U.S., meanwhile, still leads the world when it comes to transforming interesting science experiments into a sparkling new products.
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Half a billion dollars meant for science experiments on board the station have already been siphoned off for construction instead.
Ms Bokova toured several classrooms with the Secretary-General and Mr Brown, listening to young students read and show basic science experiments.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket, its Dragon capsule filled with food, supplies and science experiments, had been scheduled for 4:55 a.m.
That is, the assessments must be grounded on existing nuclear test data, nonnuclear tests, fundamental science experiments, and simulations using validated computer models.
Her organization connects high school students with underprivileged youths through collaborative hands-on science experiments, with the aim of inspiring all participants to pursue higher education.
And, as with some of the earlier science experiments conducted by the rover, the scoop results - when they come - are expected to be fairly mundane.
It will return with science experiments, hardware and used gear.
The second place winner at the Husky Startup Challenge, genius.box, takes that basic concept but replaces the Fruit of the Looms with simple to perform science experiments.
Alien superbugs and space spiders are the subjects of two student-designed science experiments due to launch toward the International Space Station today (July 20) aboard a robotic Japanese spacecraft.
The Space Launch System, or SLS, will be designed to carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, as well as important cargo, equipment and science experiments to Earth's orbit and destinations beyond.
The cargo manifest for the trip includes 674 pounds of food, clothing and miscellaneous supplies, 46 pounds of supplies for use in science experiments, 271 pounds of cargo bags for use in future flights and 22 pounds of computer equipment.
While the Air Force has stated that the vehicle is meant only for conducting orbital science experiments, analysts say the X-37B is capable of much more, and could perform additional tasks such as acting as an orbital spy, sneaking up on and tampering with enemy satellites or hauling small batches of supplies to the International Space Station.
After his residency, he began studying epidemiology--the science of conducting experiments on large groups of people.
In these days of taxpayer-financed science, most experiments are executed with a pretty clear idea of what the outcome ought to be, especially when they are part of wars and campaigns against this or that.
The new batch of results, to be reported tomorrow in the online issue of Science, come from experiments led by Harriet L. Robinson , a professor at Emory University, and Bernard Moss of the National Institutes of Health.
Dr Sewell is calling for science lessons to include more practical experiments to interest male pupils.
By night and on weekends he gave himself to science, avidly pursuing sound wave experiments with Wood that led ultimately to the development of sonogram technology.
He was fascinated by science, carrying out his own basic experiments at home.
The results of the experiments, reported in the journal Science, show that the modified plant can thrive even when salt levels are twice the amount that would kill a normal crop of corn.
Victor Velculescu , a young assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston this past weekend that his experiments indicate there are at least 70, 000 genes.
The Global Microscience Experiments Project is a hands-on science education project that gives primary and secondary school students as well as university students the opportunity to conduct practical work in physics, chemistry and biology, using kits that are veritable mini-laboratories.
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Responding for the government, Lord Henley promised the coalition would "look closely at all suggestions" to reduce animal experiments, and that its approach would be "science-led".
Unlike most high-school science fair participants, they seem unaware that the point of doing experiments is to identify what actually works.
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The UNESCO Global Microscience Experiments Project aims to provide a practical approach to experiencing science for elementary and secondary school students (and in some countries, students in their first academic year), using kits designed especially with a textbook illustrating the various experiments.
And that is why, with or without experiments, economics is not and never can be a proper science.
Science writer Jonah Lehrer has questioned the usefulness and validity of self-experiments.
It risks squeezing out space for practical, hands-on experiments, which are vital to help children develop an interest in science from the start of school.
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