International Space Station Articles

Unlikely links between school, space & war

Russia invades Ukraine, retreats from ISS Minnehaha's annual space-station project may take new directions in future years Testing shark skin on bacteria growth, growing calcium carbonate crystals and trying to revive dried algae have all been experiments worked...

Tell Me About It – Season 1 Episode 4: Joy Reist

Tell Me About It Season 1, Episode 4: Joy Reist Host Ann Oakman interviews Chemistry teacher and International Space Station (ISS) Team Leader Joy Reist about the ISS Team's 2022 experiment.

ISS experiment goes ‘green’

Space Station class explores algae growth in microgravity The International Space Station (ISS) class, taught by Joy Reist and Tim Swanson, is currently growing spirulina algae in the science classroom. The algae is being tested on growth in microgravity.  "The...

Shooting for Mars

SpaceX has partially successful launch as the company makes steps toward interplanetary travel On December 8, 2020 in Cameron County, Texas, the SpaceX Starship SN8 successfully "ascended, transitioned propellant, and performed its landing flip maneuver with precise...
Sharks in Space

Sharks in Space

The 2014-15 International Space Station experiment will explore the effects of artificial shark skin on bacteria...

ISS launch delayed

ISS launch delayed

International Space Station launch delayed The launch for Minnehaha's International Space Station project, initially...