[SatNews] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research on board the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, has…
…issued a solicitation for proposals in Materials Testing in the Extreme Environment of Space. The Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to identify projects within the field of Materials Science, which CASIS will support through grant funding, facilitation of service provider partnerships, and flight coordination to and from the ISS. This RFP will focus on research in Materials Science that can be exposed to the extreme conditions of space in order to understand and make use of the physical and chemical properties influenced by microgravity, atomic oxygen, low pressure and/or vast temperature variations. This RFP will use the NanoRacks External Platform.
CASIS believes that this RFP will create interest for both experienced and new investigators who will endeavor to use the extreme conditions of space for the development and testing of new materials, components and systems that will have Earth-based applications.
