ISS National Laboratory
Fostering scientific and technological innovation, advancing US leadership in commercial space, and inspiring the next generation.
About ISS National Lab
In an effort to expand the research opportunities of this unparalleled platform, the ISS was designated as a U.S. National Laboratory in 2005 by Congress, enabling space research and development access to a broad range of commercial, academic, and government users.
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Up to date information on award announcements, research heading to the space station, educational opportunities and much more!
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The International Space Station National Laboratory is a functioning research laboratory with the tools and facilities needed to translate traditional ground-based experiments into flight-ready payloads.
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The International Space Station National Laboratory is a crewed low Earth orbit (LEO) platform for research, development, and education that inspires innovation and provides opportunities for discovery to benefit humankind.
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ISS National Lab Reports
As part of strategic initiatives to enable science in space for life on Earth, the ISS National Lab hosts workshops in the life and physical sciences, remote sensing, and technology to explore research areas with high likelihood for rapid knowledge advancement and the potential to support commercialization of low Earth orbit.
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ISS National Lab Contact
If you have any questions or require general information from the ISS National Laboratory, here are some ways you can contact them.
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New Funding Opportunity for Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth
The International Space Station National Laboratory is collaborating with NASA on a solicitation for space-based research addressing some of the most significant diseases of our time—such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease. This Research Announcement will offer up to $4 million in total funding for an expected two to three awards for multiflight translational and transformative research and technology development.
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Space-Based Research to Advance Early Cancer Detection Via Blood Tests
The University of Notre Dame is leading a series of groundbreaking experiments onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to revolutionize early cancer detection. This research, featured in the latest issue Upward, the official magazine of the ISS National Laboratory®, demonstrates how bubbles formed in microgravity can significantly enhance biosensing technology by concentrating microscopic substances more effectively than on Earth.
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Intersection of Space-Based Research and Cancer Moonshot
This piece is part of the International Space Station National Laboratory's Forging the Path series in which CASIS experts share knowledge and insight from their experience managing a national lab in space. With more than a decade of experience in biomedical and stem cell research, Davide Marotta, Ph.D., Program Director for In-Space Biomanufacturing, works with an exceptional team to advance in LEO for the benefit of humanity.
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NG-21 Mission Launches Variety of Biomedical and Physical Science Research
Novel biomedical investigations, technology demonstrations, physical science projects, and much more launched on Northrop Grumman’s 21st Commercial Resupply Services (NG-21) mission to the orbiting laboratory, including more than 20 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory®.
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