More federal agencies are lining up to conduct experiments on the International Space Station, according to a top official for the orbiting habitat's laboratory, signaling the government is likely to play a major role even after NASA funding is set to dry up and the station seeks private support.
to treating post-traumatic stress disorder, says Michael Roberts, the deputy chief scientist for the International Space Station’s national laboratory.“There has also always been a steady but low-level interest from agencies in addition to NASA who have sought to use the space environment,” Roberts, who previously worked on NASA’s Advanced Life Support program, told POLITICO.
NASA funding for the International Space Station is set to end in 2024, with the hope that private companies will keep the habitat afloat. Some in Congress, however, are trying toRoberts said private companies are also interested in the space station for everything from testing pharmaceuticals in orbit to seeing how
Roberts also talked in detail about some of the research taking place on the ISS and the scientific potential that is offered by the future Gateway station orbiting the moon.What can you do with the BioFabrication facility launched in July?
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