American Chemical Society to Host Webinar on In-Space Production Opportunities

April 13, 2021 • By Patrick O'Neill, Staff Writer

This Thursday, the American Chemical Society is hosting a webinar highlighting International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) U.S. National Laboratory in-space production opportunities. Dr. Ken Savin, senior program director of in-space production applications(Abbreviation: InSPA) InSPA is an applied research and development program sponsored by NASA and the ISS National Lab aimed at demonstrating space-based manufacturing and production activities by using the unique space environment to develop, test, or mature products and processes that could have an economic impact. at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS(Abbreviation: CASIS™) The nonprofit organization that manages the ISS National Lab, which receives at least 50 percent of the U.S. research allocation on the International Space Station to facilitate research that benefits humanity (NASA manages the other 50% and focuses on research for space exploration purposes).), will discuss two recent ISS National Lab research announcements: one focused on advanced manufacturing and materials and the other on tissue engineering and biomanufacturing.

Over the past year, the ISS National Lab has made advancing in-space production applications onboard the orbiting laboratory a strategic priority. Doing so will help to drive a robust and sustainable market 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. and could lead to new or improved products back on Earth, ultimately providing value back to our nation.

To bring visibility to the two in-space production applications research announcements and help educate the research community on the capabilities of the space station, the ISS National Lab has connected with multiple scientific and technical societies to engage their audiences through webinars.

The webinar this Thursday in coordination with the American Chemical Society is open to all researchers and the public. To learn more about in-space production applications opportunities on humankind’s only orbiting laboratory, register for this webinar through the American Chemical Society.