International Space Station (ISS)

NASA knows it takes a village to make commercial manufacturing in space a reality. NASA is collaborating with experts from industry, academia and other U.S. Government agencies on the technologies in play with the InSPA portfolio.

Posted October 31, 2023

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Science & Research

The Future of Commercial Space

NASA Implementation Strategy for In Space Production Applications

NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) implementation strategy consists of a multi-phase award process to demonstrate proof-of-concept, advance to high production quality, and ultimately to achieve scalability on a commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) destination or platform.

Posted October 31, 2023

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Space

For Researchers

ISS Research

Science & Research

The Future of Commercial Space

In Space Production: Applications Within Reach

After four decades of microgravity research, NASA and the ISS National Lab have identified numerous applications that are within reach for NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) portfolio.

Posted October 31, 2023

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Space

For Researchers

Humans in Space

ISS Research

Science & Research

The Future of Commercial Space

Why Go To Space

What is In Space Production Applications?

NASA supports In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to help the selected companies raise the technological readiness level of their products and move them to market, propelling U.S. industry toward the development of a sustainable, scalable, and profitable non-NASA demand for services and products in low-Earth orbit.

Posted October 31, 2023

Earth

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Water on Earth

Rusty Red Waters in Madagascar

Iron-rich sediment colors the red-orange waters of the Betsiboka River Delta in Madagascar in this image taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station on Sept. 30, 2023. The sediment can clog waterways in the delta’s estuarial environment, but it can also form new islands that become colonized by mangroves. Despite its rusty color, […]

Posted October 30, 2023

Artemis

Glenn Research Center

International Space Station (ISS)

People of NASA

NASA’s Modern History Makers: Sarah Tipler

<back to gallery Growing up, Sarah Tipler always felt out of place. She had trouble with time management, structuring her day, and focusing her attention, but she didn’t know why. “For all of my undergraduate education, I really struggled to keep up despite understanding the material,” Tipler said. “It took a ton of work to […]

Posted October 30, 2023

Kennedy Space Center

Commercial Crew

Commercial Space

Commercial Space Programs

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Progress Continues Toward NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to Station

NASA and Boeing are working to complete the agency’s verification and validation activities ahead of Starliner’s first flight with astronauts to the International Space Station.

Posted October 27, 2023

Humans in Space

Commercial Crew

Commercial Space

Commercial Space Programs

International Space Station (ISS)

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest

NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February.

Posted October 27, 2023

Earth

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

Observing Storms from the International Space Station

While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above Earth on Oct. 20, 2023, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this image of a storm in the Arabian Sea, less than 700 miles off the coast of Oman. In addition to photographing our planet from the space station, NASA also observes Earth with satellites. These satellites collect […]

Posted October 24, 2023

Humans in Space

In-flight Education Downlinks

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Learning Resources

Missions

New York Students to Hear from Astronaut Aboard Space Station

Students from Baldwin Union Free School District in Baldwin, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 27, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

Posted October 23, 2023