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to the ISS RS scientific equipment. It will enable
further international experiments and promote the
increased involvement of scientific institutes and With 14 commercially operated
private companies that are interested in the formative facilities managed by eight partner
technology of 3-D bioprinting. With the cooperation
of academic and commercial organizations of different companies operational as of 2018,
countries (e.g., Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, a shift from traditional government-
Slovenia, etc.), ROSCOSMOS will continue to focus
on investigating the effects of LEO on human life operated spaceflight research is
support, plants, materials and combustion processes, well underway.
as well as satellite orbital deployment.

International Space Station
U.S. National Laboratory established markets of more than $110 billion in
As the new space economy begins to emerge, the estimated value. Additional parameters that indicate
demand for commercial research is growing rapidly via positive value to the nation include a projected time-
an expanding community of ISS users and commercial to-market acceleration of 1.5 years and more than
service providers. The ISS U.S. National Laboratory is 20 new solution pathways (a measure of innovation
pioneering this future by enabling the growth of both that can lead to a major advance in knowledge or
supply and demand. Since its inception in 2011, the new intellectual property).
selected portfolio has grown to include more than Collectively, with NASA and International Partners,
200 new projects from commercial companies, the ISS National Laboratory is building the necessary
academic and nonprofit institutions, and non-NASA infrastructure for a future that includes a sustainable
government agencies. In addition, 70% of the space-based national laboratory, multiple space
45 new projects selected in fiscal year 2017 platforms that are accessible for government and
originated from new-to-space customers, and commercial research, and diverse businesses built
more than 60% originated from commercial entities. upon the foundation of a thriving
With 14 commercially operated facilities managed LEO marketplace.
by eight partner companies operational as of 2018,
a shift from traditional government-operated spaceflight
research is well underway. In support of this shift, the National Aeronautics and
ISS National Laboratory has awarded approximately Space Administration
$34 million in grants both to research customers and On November 2, 2017, NASA marked 17 years of
to commercial service providers. This funding has continuous United States human presence in LEO
been leveraged to generate more than $115 million in onboard the ISS. Today, roughly one-quarter of the
non-ISS National Laboratory, non-NASA funding from U.S. population only knows a time when Americans
customers, third-party investors and program sponsors. have continuously lived and worked in space.
Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and
regional incubators have collaborated with the ISS
National Laboratory to successfully use the sponsored
program model to support space-based R&D targeted
toward solving critical, cross-cutting issues. New
collaborations with organizations such as Target The ISS represents an unparalleled
Corporation complement multiyear collaborations with capability in human spaceflight,
Boeing, National Science Foundation and National
Institutes of Health—bringing the total independent which is increasing knowledge of
funding committed through ISS National Laboratory- engineering and physical sciences,
sponsored programs to date to more than $30 million. biology, the Earth and the universe.
The projected value of the ISS National Laboratory
portfolio (as of October 2017) exceeded $900 million
in incremental revenue, and these projects address

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