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NLRA 2024-4: Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab

NLRA Open Period: Cycle 1 – 1/9/2024 – 5/20/2024

The purpose of this ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is to solicit proposals focused on flight investigations within applied research and development, translational medicine, technology readiness level maturation, and technology demonstration to be performed on the space station. Flight projects selected via this research announcement may be awarded funding to enable mission integration and operations support for projects that will be implemented on the ISS.

CASIS, in coordination with NASA, has identified multiple ISS National Lab lines of business that support strategic priorities and programmatic focus areas aimed at bringing value to our nation and enabling a robust and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Technology development and demonstration enabled by access to space brings significant growth potential from the ability to accelerate technology maturation. Through this research announcement, offerors may propose to use the unique ISS environment to develop, test, or mature products and processes that have a demonstrated potential to produce near-term and positive direct or indirect economic impact.

This research announcement will follow a two-step proposal submission process. Before being invited to submit a full proposal, all interested investigators must first complete and submit for review a Step 1: Concept Summary.

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  • Step 1.1: Download NLRA Instructions

    • The deadline for submissions has passed

    Download Step 1 Instructions

  • Step 1.2: Concept Summary Submission

    Concept summaries must be submitted electronically using the concept summary submission portal. To access the portal, press the “Click to Submit” button below.

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  • Step 2.1: Download Step 2 Instructions and Required Forms (Invitation Only)

    CASIS will notify all offerors of the review results of their Step 1: Concept Summary

    Full proposal development periods for Invited Step 2: Full Proposals

    • The deadline for submissions has passed

    Download Step 2 Forms

  • Step 2.2: Full Proposal Submission

    If you were invited to submit a Step 2: Full Proposal, you can access the online proposal submission page via the “Click to Submit” button below. Please follow the instructions on that page.

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Thank you for your interest in conducting research through the ISS National Lab! For questions regarding this research announcement, please contact [email protected] and reference NLRA2024-4 in the subject line.

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