Annual Reports

Fiscal year 2018 was a record-breaking year for portfolio expansion and private-sector utilization of the ISS National Lab. Third-party funding for spaceflight R&D continued to rise, allowing us to leverage ISS National Lab resources for maximum user success—which this year ranged from patents to first-ever technical demonstrations in orbit.

Fiscal year 2017 was a banner year for the ISS National Lab, with more than 100 experiments delivered to the ISS from a diverse range of research entities spanning iconic Fortune 500 companies, innovative startups, and top-ten research universities.

In this year’s new online format, you can browse the sections of the report by scrolling vertically. To view articles of interest, simply click the title. Hyperlinks within each article may take you to other articles or to additional resources.

As the ISS closes in on the milestone of 15 years of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit, we pause to reflect on an incredible year of progress onboard the ISS U.S. National Laboratory.

Filled with exciting accomplishments, fiscal year 2014 was excellent for the ISS National Lab. Every core area of the the ISS National Lab mission saw tangible achievements.

During fiscal years 2012-2013, the ISS National Lab issued five public solicitations in addition to receiving numerous unsolicited proposals. These solicitations have generated numerous research and technology development projects destined for the ISS National Lab.

In our first year, the ISS National Lab made significant strides toward establishing a strong leadership team, organizing scientific goals and evaluation processes, instituting strategic partnerships, and launching proposals likely to result in groundbreaking research.