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Solicitations for ISS National Lab Research Opportunities – ISS National Lab

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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.
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.

NSF/CASIS 2024 Collaboration on Transport Phenomena Research on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth

Open period: 10/31/2023 – 1/10/2024
The purpose of this solicitation is to attract proposals that make use of the ISS National Lab for flight research projects in the field of transport phenomena.

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer.

NSF/CASIS 2024 Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the ISS to Benefit Life on Earth

Open period: 10/26/2023 – 1/15/2024
The purpose of this solicitation is to attract proposals that make use of the ISS National Lab for flight research projects in the field of biomedical engineering.

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NLRA 2024-1: In-Space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing

Open period: 10/4/2023 – 3/11/2024
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals for applied research and development seeking to demonstrate space-based biomanufacturing activities in microgravity.

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NLRA 2023-10: Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth

Open period: 8/8/2023 – 3/8/2024
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals focused on flight research on the ISS to address the goals of the Cancer MoonshotSM initiative and accelerate the translation of stem cell and organoid-based disease models and advanced technologies for biomanufacturing.

Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth

Open period: 10/31/2023 – 1/10/2024
The purpose of this solicitation is to attract proposals that make use of the ISS National Lab for flight research projects in the field of transport phenomena.
Open period: 10/26/2023 – 1/15/2024
The purpose of this solicitation is to attract proposals that make use of the ISS National Lab for flight research projects in the field of biomedical engineering.
Open period: 10/4/2023 – 3/11/2024
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals for applied research and development seeking to demonstrate space-based biomanufacturing activities in microgravity.
Open period: 8/8/2023 – 3/8/2024
The purpose of this NLRA is to solicit proposals focused on flight research on the ISS to address the goals of the Cancer MoonshotSM initiative and accelerate the translation of stem cell and organoid-based disease models and advanced technologies for biomanufacturing.
RELEASE: January 2024
CONCEPT SUMMARY SUBMISSION PERIOD: January – April 2024
FULL PROPOSALS DUE: June 2024
PROJECT SELECTION: September 2024
RELEASE: TBD 2024
CONCEPT SUMMARY SUBMISSION PERIOD: January – March 2024
FULL PROPOSALS DUE: May 2024
PROJECT SELECTION: July 2024
RELEASE: February 2024
CONCEPT SUMMARY SUBMISSION PERIOD: February – April 2024
FULL PROPOSALS DUE: June 2024
PROJECT SELECTION: August 2024
RELEASE: May 2024
CONCEPT SUMMARY SUBMISSION PERIOD: May – June 2024
FULL PROPOSALS DUE: October 2024
PROJECT SELECTION: December 2024
RELEASE: July 2024
CONCEPT SUMMARY SUBMISSION PERIOD: July – August 2024
FULL PROPOSALS DUE: October 2024
PROJECT SELECTION: December 2024
Please note that the ISS National Lab will not consider proposals received from a non-U.S. person, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Resources available to assist in the submission of concept summary forms and proposals for award consideration through an ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA).
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The effects of microgravity are pervasive and wide ranging. Learn how research onboard the ISS National Lab takes advantage of the unique space environment to make advances in a range of disciplines including life sciences, physical sciences, technology development, remote sensing, and education.
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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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