Making Space for Islam: Religion, Science, and Politics in Contemporary Malaysia

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1143-1166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren C. Zook
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
International Politics ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
International Space ◽  
Science And Politics ◽  
Cooperative Venture

In October 2007, Malaysia celebrated sending its first astronaut into space, as part of a cooperative venture on board a Russian space mission. As Malaysia's first astronaut was a Muslim, the Malaysian government commissioned, through its Department of Islamic Development, a project to create a definitive set of guidelines for the practice of Islam in outer space, specifically on board the International Space Station. What may on the surface appear to be a practical exercise in clarifying religious practice reveals upon closer examination to be a complex restructuring of Malaysia's domestic and international politics, with the role of Islam as the catalytic and somewhat controversial centerpiece.

Space Medicine Propelling Earth-Based Medicine for the Advantage of Human on Earth – A Vision Beyond 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris See
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Gear Up ◽  
Space Medicine ◽  
International Space ◽  
The Future ◽  
Based Medicine

What will be the future of medicine a decade from now? What difficulties related with preventing, detecting, and treating diseases will have been unraveled? How will space medicine make an impact?. Today as compared to previously, it is the role of space medicine to gear up astronauts sufficiently for their missions and also to maintain their health in good condition. Moreover, the exclusive and new environmental surroundings existing in space continuously propose prospects to validate theories and assumptions established by earth-based medicine and recognize likely mistakes and disparities, as we have been observing approximately more than a decade with outcomes for example, from the International Space Station.

The International Space Station

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Chris Nie
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Space Station ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Moon ◽  
New Era ◽  
International Space ◽  
Space Race ◽  
Future Space ◽  
Technical Details

A new era of spaceflight dawned following the conclusion of the United States and Russian space race. This new era has been marked by the design, assembly, and operation of one of the greatest engineering feats mankind has accomplished, the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is comprised of hundreds of thousands of kilograms of material built on the ground and transported to space for assembly. It houses an artificial atmosphere to sustain life in outer space and has been continually inhabited for over 15 years. This chapter describes the technical complexity of the ISS, the background of how it was assembled, its major systems, details of crew life onboard, commercial usage of the resource, and examples of mishaps that have occurred during the ISS's operation. The technical details of the ISS provide a glimpse into what future space stations that might orbit the Moon and Mars will resemble.

Microbial Observatory Research in the International Space Station and Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo”

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1025-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Shirakawa ◽  
◽  
Fumiaki Tanigaki ◽  
Takashi Yamazaki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
The Body ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Microgravity Environment ◽  
International Space ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Experiment Module

The International Space Station (ISS) is a completely closed environment that offers a long-term microgravity environment. It is a unique environment where microbes can fly and attach themselves to devices or humans, especially the exposed parts of the body and head. The ongoing monitoring and analysis of microbes and their movement inside the Japanese Experiment Module (named “Kibo”) of the ISS are intended to study the effects of microbes on humans and prevent health hazards caused by microbes during a long-term space mission. This paper describes the current status and future plan of Japanese microbiological experiments to monitor microbial dynamics in Kibo. It also describes the future prospective and prioritized microbiological research areas based on the “Kibo utilization scenario towards 2020 in the field of life science.” Given the microbial research in space being actively conducted by the USA, NASA and international activities are also reported.

Art in the Space Age: Exploring the Relationship between Outer Space and Earth Space

Leonardo ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-276
Author(s):  
Takuro Osaka
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Parabolic Flight ◽  
Space Station ◽  
International Space ◽  
Earth Space ◽  
Space Art ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Micro Gravity

The author's interest in Space Art has taken several forms, including project proposals for the effective use of the International Space Station, research on the theme of the possibility of art in outer space, and conducting interviews with astronauts. He has also performed experiments in a micro-gravity environment generated by parabolic flight. This article provides an account of his plans and the results of these experiments.

scholarly journals The CellBox-2 Mission to the International Space Station: Thyroid Cancer Cells in Space

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 8777
Author(s):  
Daniela Melnik ◽  
Marcus Krüger ◽  
Herbert Schulz ◽  
Sascha Kopp ◽  
Markus Wehland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
International Space Station ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Multicellular Spheroids ◽  
International Space ◽  
Thyroid Cancer Cells

A spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) is a dream of many researchers. We had the chance to investigate the effect of real microgravity (CellBox-2 Space mission) on the transcriptome and proteome of FTC-133 human follicular thyroid cancer cells (TCC). The cells had been sent to the ISS by a Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX CRS-13 from Cape Canaveral (United States) and cultured in six automated hardware units on the ISS before they were fixed and returned to Earth. Multicellular spheroids (MCS) were detectable in all spaceflight hardware units. The VCL, PXN, ITGB1, RELA, ERK1 and ERK2 mRNA levels were significantly downregulated after 5 days in space in adherently growing cells (AD) and MCS compared with ground controls (1g), whereas the MIK67 and SRC mRNA levels were both suppressed in MCS. By contrast, the ICAM1, COL1A1 and IL6 mRNA levels were significantly upregulated in AD cells compared with 1g and MCS. The protein secretion measured by multianalyte profiling technology and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (AngiogenesisMAP®, extracellular matrix proteins) was not significantly altered, with the exception of elevated angiopoietin 2. TCC in space formed MCS, and the response to microgravity was mainly anti-proliferative. We identified ERK/RELA as a major microgravity regulatory pathway.

scholarly journals A methodology for research in space archaeology: The International Space Station Archaeological Project

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Walsh ◽  
Alice C. Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
International Space Station ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
International Space ◽  
Terrestrial Environments ◽  
Archaeological Project

Space archaeology is a sub-field of contemporary archaeology that studies the material culture associated with human activity in outer space. Until recently, archaeologists faced significant obstacles to performing research on sites in space, due to both costs and inaccessibility. The International Space Station Archaeological Project (ISSAP) has developed new methods based on creative re-imaginings of traditional archaeological practices. As well as contributing to future mission design, research on human habitations in space can open new perspectives on human action in terrestrial environments, such as the effect of gravity.

Developments and scope of space food

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yashmita Grover ◽  
Jagriti Bhasin ◽  
Bhavika Dhingra ◽  
Sonali Nandi ◽  
Mamta Hansda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outer Space ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
Nutritional Requirement ◽  
Potential Space ◽  
International Space ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Shelf Stable ◽  
Insight Into

: Humans have conducted numerous space missions in past decades and its success depends upon many factors including astronaut health as the major factor. Health and nutrition are two vital components of life derived from food which helps in keeping one’s body alive, nourished as well as energetic including the astronauts during their long-duration manned missions. With the advancement in research and technology, it became possible to include a wide variety of dishes in the space menu, with most of them being similar to those eaten on earth. This review highlights the evolution of space food starting from mission Mercury to the current International Space Station. Furthermore, it also enlightens and focuses on types of space food, its packaging considerations, and vitamin A-rich energy balls as potential space food. Many deleterious effects of outer space explorations have been observed on the human body, such as loss of body mass, vision-related changes, loss in bone density, and even anemia. To overcome these issues, various considerations must be followed while designing space food. The nutritional requirement plays an important role in a space mission. Various foods are having the potential to overcome the limitations caused by a space mission. Thus, while developing space food, various parameters should be taken into consideration such as deficiencies and illness. The food should be compact, bite-sized, easily digestible, and shelf-stable. Further research is required to better gain insight into the technological advancements while considering the nutritional status and requirements of astronauts in a space mission.

scholarly journals Eternity in Low Earth Orbit: Icons on the International Space Station

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Wendy Salmond ◽  
Justin Walsh ◽  
Alice Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
International Space Station ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
International Space ◽  
Sacred Spaces ◽  
Religious Imagery

This paper investigates the material culture of icons on the International Space Station as part of a complex web of interactions between cosmonauts and the Russian Orthodox Church, reflecting contemporary terrestrial political and social affairs. An analysis of photographs from the International Space Station (ISS) demonstrated that a particular area of the Zvezda module is used for the display of icons, both Orthodox and secular, including the Mother of God of Kazan and Yuri Gagarin. The Orthodox icons are frequently sent to space and returned to Earth at the request of church clerics. In this process, the icons become part of an economy of belief that spans Earth and space. This practice stands in contrast to the prohibition against displaying political/religious imagery in the U.S.-controlled modules of ISS. The icons mark certain areas of ISS as bounded sacred spaces or hierotopies, separated from the limitless outer space beyond the space station walls.

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