2024-04-22 23:15:00
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA astronaut Stephen Bowenalong with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station National Laboratory, will visit Boston on Wednesday, April 24and Thursday, April 25as part of the agency’s Destination Station to highlight research opportunities aboard the station.
Destination Station was created to educate the public and engage prospective researchers about the benefits, capabilities and opportunities of using the space station. The space station has been continuously inhabited for more than 23 years, enabling more than 5,000 researchers to conduct more than 3,500 innovative experiments in the fields of biology and biotechnology, human health, space and physical science and technology.
Throughout the week, NASA and the ISS National Lab will engage with a variety of academic institutions, business incubators and private sector companies with ties to the Boston community. During the visits, Bowen will give perspectives on living and working in space.
Media wishing to interview Bowen during the outreach events Bostonmust contact Kara Battle at [email protected] or 281-483-5111.
Bowen was the first submarine officer selected to be a NASA astronaut. He most recently served as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the station where he was part of a six-month research mission, Expedition 69. He is a veteran of three space shuttle flights to the station, including STS-126 , STS -132, and STS-133. Bowen logged a total of 227 days in space and performed 10 extravehicular activities in his career. His 10 spacewalks make him one of five people to have done that many spacewalks and he is third on the all-time list for most cumulative spacewalk time. Bowen and the crews of Expedition 68 and 69 performed more than 200 scientific experiments, including tissue chip research, bioprinting human cells and tissues in space, and studying antibodies in microgravity. Bowen is a Massachusetts native and received his bachelor’s degree from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Marylandand his master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Over the years, NASA’s Destination Station has led to research collaborations aboard the orbiting laboratory with a variety of academic and commercial companies. This visit is also a prelude to the 13th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Square from July 29 – August 1, 2024.
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Discover the International Space Station US National Laboratory at:
https://www.issnationallab.org
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