The 24/7 heartbeat of science aboard the International Space Station
In short: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined Expedition 41 engineers for a direct conversation about the research happening in orbit. This look at the Payload Operations Integration Center reveals how global science is managed from Earth.
The video captures an in-flight discussion between Charles Bolden and flight engineers Barry Wilmore and Reid Wiseman on October 28, 2014. It highlights the role of the Payload Operations Integration Center at the Marshall Space Flight Center, which serves as the command post for science research on the orbital laboratory.
Year-round, staff collaborate alongside orbital personnel to execute scientific tests throughout every day. Over 1,550 academic projects and research studies involving 82 nations finished within or beyond this orbiting lab.
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- Also: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Calls Astronauts on the Space Station - NASA
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