NASA Teleconference About Nonprofit Management Of Space Station
WASHINGTON -- NASA released a final version of a cooperative agreement
notice (CAN) for an independent, nonprofit research management
organization to stimulate, develop and manage U.S. use of the
International Space Station National Laboratory. The agreement
pertains to operations other than NASA's exploration missions.
The agency will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Tuesday,
Feb. 22, to discuss the release. The teleconference panelists are:
-- Mark Uhran, assistant associate administrator for the International
Space Station
-- Jason Crusan, chief technologist for space operations
-- Marybeth Edeen, manager of the International Space Station National
Laboratory Office
To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact the NASA
Space Operations Public Affairs office at 202-358-1100 for dial-in
instructions by 10 a.m. Tuesday. Requests must include reporters'
media affiliation and telephone number. The teleconference will be
streamed live at:
http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
As the space station transitions to full use as a unique scientific
outpost, NASA is ensuring a wide pool of organizations outside the
agency have access to the orbiting lab. The NASA Authorization Act of
2010, in addition to extending station operations until at least
2020, also directed the agency to establish an organization to manage
research performed by other U.S. government agencies, academic
institutions and private firms. The organization will stimulate uses
of the station as a national laboratory and enhance the U.S. return
on this initiative. The U.S. portion of the station was designated a
national laboratory in 2005.
The CAN is available on the national laboratory website and the NASA
Research Opportunities site at:
http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Follow the national lab on Twitter at:
http://www.twitter.com/iss_
For information about the International Space Station National
Laboratory, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_
Source: NASA
