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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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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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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NSF-Funded Research Heads to the Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission
ISS National Lab-Sponsored Investigations Aim to Enhance Drug Manufacturing and Develop New Materials for Aerospace, Defense, Energy, and Robotics.
Three investigations funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and sponsored by the International Space Station National Laboratory are launching on SpaceX’s 32nd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission, contracted by NASA. These experiments leverage the microgravity environment to advance fundamental science that could lead to improved pharmaceutical manufacturing, new materials with valuable industrial applications, and the next generation of soft active materials with lifelike properties.
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Registration opens for 2025 Space Station Research and Developers Conference
The countdown has begun for the 14th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference.
For nearly 25 years, the space station has represented a beacon of hope, inspiration, partnership, collaboration, and innovation, and ISSRDC is the only conference dedicated to highlighting the many advancements enabled by the orbiting laboratory. The conference will take place July 28-31, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency in Seattle, and registration is now open with early bird pricing until May 23, 2025.
