On Monday, August 23, 2010 NanoRack-2 began drawing power on the ISS, further exanding the opportunities for affordable micro-G research.
Astronaut Shannon Walker, who flew to orbit on June 15 as a member of the Soyuz TMA-19 crew on Expedition 24 and 25, is overseeing install.
Kentucky Space/NanoRacks, as part of its larger agenda to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), is working with middle and high schools across the country to design and conduct real science on the International Space Station.
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