Accelerating Our Future in Space: 2019 ISS Research and Development Conference
Join the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) U.S. National Laboratory at the 8th annual ISS Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC(Abbreviation: ISSRDC) The only conference dedicated exclusively to showcasing how the International Space Station is advancing science and technology and enabling a robust and sustainable market in LEO. This annual conference brings together leaders from the commercial sector, U.S. government agencies, and academic communities to foster innovation and discovery onboard the space station. ISSRDC is hosted by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the ISS National Lab; NASA; and the American Astronautical Society.), July 29 to August 1, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. ISSRDC—held in coordination with the ISS National Lab, the American Astronautical Society, and NASA—was created to connect U.S. government agencies, commercial enterprises, and academic communities in order to foster new innovations, breakthroughs, and discoveries onboard humankind’s unique orbiting laboratory.
ISSRDC provides an opportunity to connect with scientists, industry experts, investors, thought leaders, and other key players in the space ecosystem. At the conference, discover how the ISS National Lab is creating momentum in space-based research and technology development to benefit life on Earth. Learn about the increased utilization of the ISS National Lab from multiple industries, the expanding space infrastructure of new facilities and commercial services partners, and the infusion of private-sector investments.
This year’s ISSRDC includes keynote addresses from:
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, multiple Emmy® award winning chief medical correspondent for CNN, who will discuss regenerative medicine onboard the ISS, talking with several speakers who are pushing the boundaries of stem cell, tissue chipA tissue chip, or organ-on-a-chip or microphysiological system, is a small engineered device containing human cells and growth media to model the structure and function of human tissues and/or organs. Using tissue chips in microgravity, researchers can study the mechanisms behind disease and test new treatments for patients on Earth. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a multiyear partnership with the ISS National Laboratory® to fund tissue chip research on the space station., and 3D tissue modeling research in microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment..
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who remarked that the partnership between NASA and the ISS National Lab is critical to advancing the growing economy in low Earth orbit(Abbreviation: LEO) The orbit around the Earth that extends up to an altitude of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Earth’s surface. The International Space Station’s orbit is in LEO, at an altitude of approximately 250 miles., enabling discoveries that benefit humankind, and inspiring the next generation through the ISS.
- NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, who will describe her experiences living and working onboard the space station and highlight the critical research and development being done on the orbiting laboratory to bring value and knowledge back to Earth.
To learn more about ISSRDC 2019, including how to register, please visit: http://www.issconference.org/. View some of the most popular content from last year’s ISSRDC in San Francisco in the related resources below.