Educational Payload Operations-Demonstrations (EPO-Demos)
Research Area: Educational Demonstrations
Expedition(s): 7-ongoing
Principal Investigator(s): ● Trinesha Dixon, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston,
Texas
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Education Payload Operation - Demonstrations (EPO-Demos) records video education
demonstrations performed on the International Space Station (ISS) by crew members using
hardware already aboard the International Space Station (ISS). EPO-Demos enhance existing
NASA education resources and programs for educators and students in grades K-12. EPO-
Demos support the NASA mission to inspire the next generation of explorers.
EARTH BENEFITS
EPO is part of NASA's continuing effort
to use space as a unique educational
tool for K-12 students. Everyday
items, such as toys and tools, are
given a new twist by combining them
with the allure of spaceflight and the
unusual weightless environment to
produce educational materials that
inspire interest in science and
technology and encourage curiosity
and creativity.SPACE BENEFITS
EPO introduces the next generation of
explorers to the environment of
space.RESULTS
EPO-Demos have been a successful education program on ISS. By using simple objects and the
microgravity environment, NASA is able to produce physical properties, such as force, motion,
and energy that might be obscured by gravity on Earth. Several specific videos demonstrating
basic science principles have been created and are available via the NASA Education Project and
Central Operations of Resources for Educators.
This investigation is ongoing, and results are pending.
Teaching From Space Office team members in NASA’s Johnson
Space Center TeleScience Center supporting an EPO-Demo
conducted by astronaut Suni Williams. NASA image.