Progress Toward Establishment of a United States National Laboratory on the International Space Station
- Paper number
IAC-08.B3.4.1
- Author
Mr. Mark Uhran, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Year
2008
- Abstract
The International Space Station (ISS) is rapidly approaching the long-awaited completion of assembly. All United States (US) core elements have been integrated and tested on-orbit, and the European and Japanese laboratories were successfully deployed earlier this year. The fully envisioned configuration is on schedule to be completed as planned by the end of US government fiscal year 2010. Section 507 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 designated the US segment of the ISS as a “national laboratory”, thereby opening up its use to other US government agencies, private firms and non-profit institutions. This paper reports on progress toward identifying and entering into agreements with entities outside of NASA that plan to use the ISS in the post-assembly time frame. The original 1984 vision of a robust, multi-mission space station serving as a platform for the advancement of US science, technology and industry will soon be achieved.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-08.B3.4.1.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
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