View of the Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility taken by the External High Definition Camera

Open Period: 4/7/2020 – 5/22/2020

RFP 2020-3: Utilizing MISSE for Materials Science Research and Technology Demonstrations in...

This Request for Proposals seeks concepts for investigations in the field of materials science, device testing, or other research and development (R&D) areas that require external space exposure.

Past Opportunity  

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

Open Period: 12/9/2019-3/2/2020

NSF/CASIS 2020 Collaboration on Transport Phenomena Research on the ISS to Benefit Life on...

The purpose of this solicitation is to attract proposals that make use of the ISS National Laboratory for research related to the NSF Transport Phenomena Cluster and Nanoscale Interaction programs.

Past Opportunity  

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

Open Period: 12/7/2019-3/2/2020

NSF/CASIS 2020 Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the ISS to Benefit...

The NSF and CASIS are soliciting research in the general fields of tissue engineering and modeling of physiological systems that leverage the ISS National Lab to benefit life on Earth.

Past Opportunity  

Fiber optic material

Open Period: 8/1/2019 – 8/3/2020

RFP 2019-2: Advanced Materials Research and Development Onboard the ISS National Laboratory

The purpose of this RFP is to solicit project concepts that propose use of the ISS National Lab for investigations in the field of advanced materials science and engineering.

Past Opportunity  

Open Period: 8/1/2019 – 8/3/2020

RFP 2019-3: Industrial Biomedicine Research and Development Onboard the ISS National...

The purpose of this RFP is to solicit project concepts that propose use of the ISS National Laboratory for investigations in the field of industrial biomedicine.

Past Opportunity  

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