NASA astronaut Anne McClain working with a Mouse Habitat Unit.

Open Period: 3/15/2019 – 5/17/2019

The ISS National Laboratory and Taconic Biosciences Request for Proposals for Rodent...

This Request for Proposals will support Rodent Research Reference Mission-1, a the ISS National Lab-sponsored initiative to support biospecimen research.

Past Opportunity  
The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking in October 2018.

Open Period: 11/7/2018-1/4/2019

NSF/ISS National Lab Collaboration on Transport Phenomena Research on the International...

This joint solicitation is to attract proposals that make use of the ISS National Laboratory for research related to the general field of transport phenomena.

Past Opportunity  
Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineer Scott Kelly perform operations for Rodent Research-3

Open Period: 9/11/2018 – 10/19/2018

The ISS National Lab-Sponsored Request for Proposals for Rodent Research Reference...

This RFP is for investigators seeking to access biological specimens from its Rodent Research Reference Mission-1, Applications for Spaceflight Biospecimens.

Past Opportunity  
A comparison of bovine insulin protein crystals grown in space (left) and on Earth (right).

Open Period: 7/19/2018 – 10/19/2018

2018 Microgravity Molecular Crystal Growth Utilization Solicitation

This RFP seeks proposals to utilize microgravity to improve quality and/or yield of molecular crystals and establish benefits of space science for understanding and application.

Past Opportunity  
An astronaut installs a Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) facility on the exterior of the ISS during a spacewalk in 2001.

Open Period: 2/1/2018 – 3/30/2018

The ISS National Lab-Alpha Space Request for Proposals Utilizing the MISSE platform for...

This RFP will solicit for flight research projects in the field of materials and technology testing in the extreme environmental conditions of space.

Past Opportunity  
This lung-on-a-chip serves as an accurate model of human lungs to test for drug safety and efficacy.

Open Period: 12/12/2017 – 2/8/2018

The ISS National Lab, NCATS, and the NIBIB Announce International Space Station Funding...

This four-year collaboration will provide up to $7.6 million, subject to funding availability, for research investigations onboard the ISS National Lab for the benefit of life on Earth.

Past Opportunity  
A close-up view of the Capillary Flow Experiments-2 Vane Gap-1 vessel.

Open Period: 11/29/2017-1/24/2018

NSF/ISS National Lab Collaboration on Fluid Dynamics and Particulates and Multiphase...

This joint solicitation offers researchers from the fluid dynamics community the ability to leverage resources onboard the ISS National Laboratory.

Past Opportunity