Space Station Research Xplorer for Android

11 things about Space Station Research Xplorer

1. The Space Station Research Explorer provides current information on ISS experiments, facilities and research results through video, photos, interactive media, and in-depth descriptions.

2. The Facilities section provides information on all of the facilities available on board the International Space Station that can be used to conduct experiments.

3. The Benefits section provides information about the microgravity laboratory highlighting groundbreaking discoveries helping society, technologies tested for future space exploration, new scientific breakthroughs, and contributions to the growing low-Earth orbit (LEO) economy.

4. The Lab Tour section provides an interior view of three of the station modules; Columbus, Kibo, and Destiny, and an exterior view of seven external facilities; ELC1-4, Columbus-EPF, JEM-EF and AMS.

5. The Experiments section provides access to the six main experiment categories and their subcategories.

6. The facilities are broken up into six categories: Physical Science, Human Research, Biology and Biology and Biotechnology, Earth and Space Science, Multipurpose, and Technology Development and Demonstration.

7. The Links section is an index of space station research sites and NASA applications.

8. Explore the diverse ecosystem of experiments being researched on the International Space Station – both completed and ongoing.

9. Users can drill down to see specific experiments within the categories and subcategories or search for a specific experiment or subject using the search option.

10. The Experiments section can be further narrowed by selecting a specific expedition and sponsor by using the dials at the top right of the screen.

11. Experiments are depicted as dots within the category system and the stems connecting the dots to the system depict the length of time the experiment spent on orbit.