After more than a decade of assembly missions and the end of the space shuttle program, the International Space Station (ISS) has reached assembly completion. With other visiting spacecraft now docking with the ISS on a regular basis, the orbiting outpost now serves as a National Laboratory to scientists back on Earth. The ISS has the ability to strengthen relationships between NASA, other Federal entities, higher educational institutions, and the private sector in the pursuit of national priorities for the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The ISS National Laboratory also opens new paths for the exploration and economic development of space. In this presentation we will explore the operation of the ISS and the realm of scientific research onboard that includes: (1) Human Research, (2) Biology, Biotechnology, (3) Physical, Material Sciences, (4) Technology, and (5) Earth; Space Science.


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    Title :

    International Space Station: A National Laboratory


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2012


    Size :

    67 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English