Current Opportunity
NLRA 2025-5: Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab, Cycle 1
National Lab Research Announcement
NLRA 2025-5: Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab
The purpose of this ISSInternational Space Station National Lab Research Announcement (NLRAThe abbreviation for an ISS National Lab Research Announcement. NLRAs are one of the ISS National Lab’s primary mechanisms to solicit proposals in specific research areas.) is to solicit proposals focused on flight investigations within applied research and development, translational medicine, technology readiness level(Abbreviation: TRL) A measurement system used to assess the maturity level of a particular technology. There are nine technology readiness levels, and technology progresses from TRL 1 to TRL 9. 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.
Solicitation #:
NLRA 2025-5
NLRA Open Period: Cycle 1:
1/7/2025 – 5/19/2025
Strategic Focus:
Technology Development
Research Area:
Multiple
webinar
An informational webinar regarding NLRA 2025-5 will be held on January 23 at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Register for the webinar: https://issnl.us/f2
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams checks out the Astrobee robotic free-flyer in the Kibo laboratory module.
Media Credit: NASA
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)., 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(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.. 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.
Steps For Applying To This Research Opportunity
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: Download NLRA 2024-7 Instructions and Required Step 1 Forms
Step 1.2: Concept Summary Submission
Concept summaries must be submitted electronically using the online concept summary submission form. To access the online submission page, press the “Click to Submit” button below.
Step 2.1: CASIS will notify all offerors of the review results of their Step 1: Concept Summary.
Step 2.2: Full Proposal Submission If you were invited to submit a Step 2: Full Proposal, you can access the online proposal submission form by pressing the “Click to Submit Full Proposal” button below. Please follow the directions on that page.
Thank you for your interest in conducting research leveraging the ISS National Lab! For questions regarding this research announcement, please contact info@ISSNationalLab.org and reference NLRA2025-5 in the subject line.