Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Debuts New Website at issnationallab.org
Site Focuses on ISS Benefits for Researchers and Businesses
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. (May 18, 2012) – Today, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (the ISSInternational Space Station National Lab), the nonprofit organization managing research on the International Space Station (ISS), announced the unveiling of a new website (issnationallab.org) that will serve as a portal for researchers, businesses, educators and students to discover the unique opportunities available to them on board the ISS U.S. National Laboratory.
The new website enables visitors to become members of the the ISS National Lab community, allowing them access to proposal submission announcements, ISS research materials, networking opportunities with implementation partners and funding sources, printable research, business and educational fact sheets, videos, blogs and much more. The website also provides white papers on areas that show the most potential for benefiting mankind through the use of 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. and other unique variables made possible only by space-based research.
the ISS National Lab makes it possible to achieve space-based research by providing access to funding, launch providers, experiment processors, project management teams, administrative support personnel and educational tools. “We look forward to sharing unique the ISS National Lab resources with the research community to enable maximum utilization of the ISS U.S. National Lab, our nation’s most unique research platform,” said the ISS National Lab Interim Executive Director Jim Royston. “We want researchers, scientists, businesses and educators to know that the ISS National Lab is their gateway to the ISS, and the new the ISS National Lab website provides a robust tool to do so.”
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About the ISS National Lab: The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (the ISS National Lab) was selected by NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration in July 2011 to maximize use of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory through 2020. the ISS National Lab is dedicated to supporting and accelerating innovations and new discoveries that will enhance the health and wellbeing of people and our planet. The the ISS National Lab goal is to bring the magic of space down to earth. For more information, visit issnationallab.org.
About the ISS National Laboratory: In 2005, Congress designated the U.S. portion of the International Space Station as the nation’s newest national laboratory to maximize its use for improving life on Earth, promoting collaboration among diverse users and advancing STEM education. This unique laboratory environment is available for use by other U.S. government agencies and by academic and private institutions, providing access to the permanent microgravity setting, vantage point 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 varied environments of space. The ISS National Laboratory Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center currently facilitates research initiatives on board the station’s National Lab, but management of America’s only in-orbit laboratory is transitioning to the ISS National Lab.
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