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.
Conducting research on the ISS National Laboratory demonstrates to U.S. citizens and the world that space is accessible, affordable, and capable of supporting the research and development necessary to make the fundamental business case for sustainable industrial demand in LEO. The ISS National Laboratory has a congressionally mandated mission to maximize use of this unique space-based facility to accelerate knowledge and foster commercial development through research and development.
NLRA 2023-2: In-Space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing
Open period: 10/3/2022 – 2/28/2023
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals for applied R&D seeking to demonstrate space-based biomanufacturing activities in microgravity.
NLRA 2023-1 Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab
Open period: 9/15/2022 – 3/1/2023
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals focused on flight investigations within applied R&D, translational medicine, technology readiness level maturation, and technology demonstrations.
NLRA 2022-5: Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab
Open period: Cycle 1 – Closed
Open period: Cycle 2 – closes 10/17/2022
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals focused on flight investigations within applied R&D, translational medicine, technology readiness level maturation, and technology demonstrations.
