September 15, 2022, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (CASIS PR) – International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory today released a new research announcement calling for flight concepts for “Technology Advances and Applied Research Utilizing ISS National Laboratory”. The call seeks flight projects in the areas of applied research and development, translational medicine, technology readiness maturity, and technology demonstration.
Space-based technology development and demonstration is a strategic priority for ISS National Laboratory. This is because it provides an opportunity to accelerate the maturity of technologies that could improve life on Earth and enable advances in building commerce in low Earth orbit. Through this research publication, proponents will use their own ISS environment to develop, test, or mature products and processes that have demonstrated potential to produce short-term, direct or indirect economic impacts. may suggest that
More specifically, the focus will be on hardware prototype testing and space qualification, and suggestions to drive process improvements including, but not limited to:
- Hardware Prototype Testing: Innovations that address the proliferation of hardware product development gaps and emerging technologies in computing, electronics, nanotechnology, robotics, sensors, communications, remote sensing, and satellite technology.
- Process improvements: using the ISS as a testbed to advance facility development for high-throughput research, using space-based data to facilitate modeling of industrial systems, or for spaceflight research and development. Demonstration of new methodology.
- Advanced Materials: Current advanced materials research addressing the development of next-generation manufacturing methods, testing of new materials, and development of materials with unique properties.
- Translational medicine: validating accelerated disease modeling, characterizing macromolecular structures for drug design, and demonstrating new drug delivery and diagnostic services.
As an example, the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Entertainment Corp. project was awarded through a previous ISS National Lab Research Announcement focused on technological advances to be launched to the space station on an upcoming NASA Commercial Resupply Services mission. The company will use the space station to test new ultra-wide-angle lenses with the highest resolution single-sensor cameras in the harsh conditions of space. Data collected from this demonstration will shape the design and setup of a new custom high-definition camera being designed and built by MSG Entertainment Corp. to capture images of the space station and Earth during future missions. help. Images from these future missions light up his LED screens inside his new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas for an immersive experience.
This research publication follows a two-step proposal submission process. Before being invited to submit a full proposal, all interested researchers must submit Step 1: Conceptual Outline for review. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager of the ISS National Lab, will host a webinar on September 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM EDT to discuss ISS facilities and functions related to this research presentation. discuss about. Webinar recordings will be made available to the research community through the Research Presentation web page.
Step 1: Concept summaries must be submitted by the end of January 10, 2023.
Flight concepts selected through this research publication may be funded to enable mission integration and operational support for projects conducted on the ISS.
Step 1: For more information on this opportunity, including how to submit a Concept Summary, please visit the Research Presentation web page. For more information about the ISS National Laboratory and the science it sponsors, visit our website.
About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory: The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technological development impossible on Earth. As a public service company, ISS National Laboratory will enable researchers to leverage this multi-user facility to improve life on Earth, mature space-based business models, and improve the scientific literacy of the workforce of the future. , making it possible to expand the sustainable and scalable market in low earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, ISS research resources are available to support non-NASA science, technology, and education initiatives by US government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) manages the ISS National Laboratory under a cooperative agreement with NASA to provide a permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low-Earth orbit. , facilitating access to extreme and diverse environments. space requirements. For more information about ISS National Lab, please visit www.ISSNationalLab.org.