STEMonstrations

STEMonstrations: Water Filtration

Water filtration plays a key part in crew survival aboard the International Space Station. In this episode, Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel discusses the water recovery system used to recycle […]

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STEMonstrations: Vestibular System

NASA Astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Shane Kimbrough demonstrate the effects of the weightless-simulated environment on their perception of motion, spatial orientation, and balance aboard the International Space Station. Watch […]

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STEMonstrations: Surface Tension

Surface Tension of water plays a unique role in living and working aboard the International Space Station. In this episode, Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold demonstrates how water’s molecular […]

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STEMonstrations: Sleep Science

Establishing a routine for sleep is a key component to an astronaut’s ability to function aboard the International Space Station. In this episode, Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold discusses […]

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STEMonstrations: Solar Energy

Solar energy is a key element in keeping the International Space Station functional as it provides a working laboratory for astronauts in the unique microgravity environment. Astronauts rely on this […]

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STEMonstrations: Orbits

Watch NASA astronaut Scott Tingle demonstrate the orbit of spacecraft such as the International Space Station! Can you solve for the distance the station travels in one orbit around the […]

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STEMonstrations: Exercise

Exercise is an integral part of the astronauts’ daily routine aboard the International Space Station. In this STEMonstration, Expedition 53/54 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba stresses the importance of exercising in […]

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STEMonstrations: Five Senses

NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough talks about the five senses – sight, taste, smell, hearing and touch from aboard the International Space Station. Watch as Shane describe how astronauts use each […]

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STEMonstration: Nutrition

Watch NASA astronaut Scott Tingle demonstrate the importance of astronaut nutrition on the International Space Station! Do you have what it takes to stay healthy in space?

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STEMonstrations: Centripetal Force

NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough discusses centripetal force and its connection to keeping the International Space Station safely orbiting Earth. Watch JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide demonstrate centripetal force in the weightless-simulated […]

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STEMonstrations: Photosynthesis

Did you know astronauts are studying the effects of microgravity on plant growth? In this STEMonstration, astronaut Sultan Alneyadi tours the station’s plant growing facilities and delves into the process […]

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STEMonstrations: Space Art

For more than 50 years, art has helped capture and convey the excitement and wonder of human space exploration. But did you know that astronauts integrate artistic expression like music, […]

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STEMonstrations: Momentum and Impulse

Did you know momentum plays a part in how astronauts appear weightless on the International Space Station? In this STEMonstration, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen explores the science involved […]

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