Abstract The United States has announced plans to continue supporting the International Space Station (ISS) through at least the year 2024. NASA, working with the other ISS International Partners, will continue to foster greater use of the ISS platform, for both research and commercial activities, while using the ISS as a base for expanding the commercial use of low Earth orbit (LEO). In the United States, NASA remains the primary supplier of capabilities and services in LEO, such as habitation systems, power, cooling, crew health equipment, upmass and sample return, research facilities, cold stowage, crew time, and data transmission. Access to LEO for ISS cargo has already been transitioned from a primary government activity to a commercially supplied capability through the development and operations of the Commercial Cargo Services providers. NASA is in the process of developing commercial crew transportation system capabilities also in support to the ISS. It is the goal of NASA to evolve these systems and capabilities through the ISS Program in such a way that they will support market driven commercial research, as well as NASA’s long-term exploration plans. NASA will continue to make investments in these areas through at least 2024 to ensure continue access to LEO. This paper will examine the intersection of the growing commercial transportation and research markets, as well as the ways in which the transition from government to commercial activity in LEO might unfold.
An Emerging Marketplace: Low Earth Orbit And The International Space Station
2016-12-27
6 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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