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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ivan Rodriguez, with Bionetics, and Michelle Crouch and Larry Burns, with Dynamac, carry boxes of equipment into the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL), formerly known as the Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory (SERPL). They are transferring equipment from Hangar L. The new lab is a state-of-the-art facility being built for ISS biotechnology research. Developed as a partnership between NASA-KSC and the State of Florida, NASA’s life sciences contractor will be the primary tenant of the facility, leasing space to conduct flight experiment processing and NASA-sponsored research. About 20 percent of the facility will be available for use by Florida’s university researchers through the Florida Space Research Institute.
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Sep 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ivan Rodriguez, with Bionetics, and Michelle Crouch and Larry Burns, with Dynamac, carry boxes of equipment into the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL), formerly known as the Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory (SERPL). They are transferring equipment from Hangar L. The new lab is a state-of-the-art facility being built for ISS biotechnology research. Developed as a partnership between NASA-KSC and the State of Florida, NASA’s life sciences contractor will be the primary tenant of the facility, leasing space to conduct flight experiment processing and NASA-sponsored research. About 20 percent of the facility will be available for use by Florida’s university researchers through the Florida Space Research Institute.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ivan Rodriguez, with Bionetics, and Michelle Crouch and Larry Burns, with Dynamac,...

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NASA image: NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space Fast Company Innovation Festival Attendees– Tuesday, 9/16/2025
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Sep 16, 2025

NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space Fast Company Innovation Festival Attendees– Tuesday, 9/16/2025

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman discussed life and work aboard...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Discusses Life In Space With Meltwater Summit Attendees – Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Discusses Life In Space With Meltwater Summit Attendees – Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineer Jonny Kim of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With WTKR-TV, Norfolk – Tuesday, August 5, 2025
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Aug 5, 2025

NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With WTKR-TV, Norfolk – Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineers Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke of NASA...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With University Of British Columbia – Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Mar 26, 2026

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With University Of British Columbia – Thursday, March 26, 2026

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 74 flight engineer Jessica Meir of NASA, discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discuss Life In Space With The Washington Post’s Global Summit Meeting Attendees – Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Nov 20, 2025

NASA Astronaut Discuss Life In Space With The Washington Post’s Global Summit Meeting Attendees – Thursday, November 20, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman discussed life and work aboard the orbital...

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NASA image: NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With KMGH-TV – Thursday, July 3, 2025
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Jul 3, 2025

NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With KMGH-TV – Thursday, July 3, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineer Nichole Ayers of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With MIT’s Technology Review Magazine – Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Sep 9, 2025

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With MIT’s Technology Review Magazine – Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineer Mike Fincke of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With Simon Sinek Podcast – Thursday, July 17, 2025
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Jul 17, 2024

Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With Simon Sinek Podcast – Thursday, July 17, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineer Jonny Kim of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with Pennsylvania students – Thursday, February 5, 2026
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Feb 5, 2026

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with Pennsylvania students – Thursday, February 5, 2026

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With NBC Connecticut – Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Mar 4, 2026

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With NBC Connecticut – Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 74 flight engineer Jack Hathaway of NASA, discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With Buffalo Bills Podcast – August 26, 2025
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Aug 26, 2025

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With Buffalo Bills Podcast – August 26, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineer Mike Fincke of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With KKTV-TV – Tuesday, July 8, 2025
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Jul 8, 2025

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With KKTV-TV – Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 flight engineer Nichole Ayers of NASA discussed life and work...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With WTOP Radio – Friday, February 20, 2026
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Feb 20, 2026

NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With WTOP Radio – Friday, February 20, 2026

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA, discussed life and...

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NASA image: International Space Station (ISS)
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Mar 1, 2001

International Space Station (ISS)

The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Group of the Flight Projects Directorate at the Marshall...

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NASA image: Our Living Planet From Space
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Nov 13, 2017

Our Living Planet From Space

Life. It's the one thing that, so far, makes Earth unique among the thousands of other planets we've discovered....

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NASA image: How to Find a Living Planet
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Nov 15, 2017

How to Find a Living Planet

The more we see other planets, the more the question comes into focus: Maybe we're the weird one? Decades of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner...

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NASA image: Mission Overview: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
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Jul 27, 2020

Mission Overview: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect...

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NASA image: Astronaut Edwin Aldrin in EMU verifies fit of Portable Life Support System
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Jun 25, 1969

Astronaut Edwin Aldrin in EMU verifies fit of Portable Life Support System

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), verifies fit of the Portable Life...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Officials of the NASA-Kennedy Space Center and the state of Florida pose for a group portrait at a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Space Life Sciences Lab at the new lab. From left are Capt. Winston Scott, executive director of the Florida Space Authority; Dr. Robert J. Ferl, director of Space Agriculture Biotechnology Research and Education (SABRE), University of Florida; Charlie Quincy, chief of the Biological Sciences Office, Kennedy Space Center; Jose Perez-Morales, NASA Project Manager for the Space Life Sciences Lab; Jim Kennedy, director of the Kennedy Space Center; The Honorable Toni Jennings, lieutenant governor of the state of Florida; Frank T. Brogan, president of the Florida Atlantic University; and Dr. Samuel Durrance, executive director of the Florida Space Research Institute. Completed in August, the facility encompasses more than 100,000 square feet and was formerly known as the Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory or SERPL. The state, through the Florida Space Authority, built the research lab which is host to NASA, NASA’s Life Sciences Services contractor Dynamac Corp., Bionetics Corp., and researchers from the University of Florida. Dynamac Corp. leases the facility. The Florida Space Research Institute is responsible for gaining additional tenants from outside the NASA community.
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Nov 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Officials of the NASA-Kennedy Space Center and the state of Florida pose for a group portrait at a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Space Life Sciences Lab at the new lab. From left are Capt. Winston Scott, executive director of the Florida Space Authority; Dr. Robert J. Ferl, director of Space Agriculture Biotechnology Research and Education (SABRE), University of Florida; Charlie Quincy, chief of the Biological Sciences Office, Kennedy Space Center; Jose Perez-Morales, NASA Project Manager for the Space Life Sciences Lab; Jim Kennedy, director of the Kennedy Space Center; The Honorable Toni Jennings, lieutenant governor of the state of Florida; Frank T. Brogan, president of the Florida Atlantic University; and Dr. Samuel Durrance, executive director of the Florida Space Research Institute. Completed in August, the facility encompasses more than 100,000 square feet and was formerly known as the Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory or SERPL. The state, through the Florida Space Authority, built the research lab which is host to NASA, NASA’s Life Sciences Services contractor Dynamac Corp., Bionetics Corp., and researchers from the University of Florida. Dynamac Corp. leases the facility. The Florida Space Research Institute is responsible for gaining additional tenants from outside the NASA community.

NASA image: 2014 American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Conference Welcome Video
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Feb 23, 2023

2014 American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Conference Welcome Video

Angel M. Otero, Deputy Director of Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications (SLPSRA) Division...

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NASA image: NASA, ESA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With SpaceFlightNow.com – Thursday, March 5, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026

NASA, ESA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With SpaceFlightNow.com – Thursday, March 5, 2026

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 74 flight engineers Jessica Meir of NASA and Sophie Adenot of ESA...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Officials of the NASA-Kennedy Space Center and the state of Florida pose for a group...

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