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Beyond the ISS: Support for Research Campaigns on Axiom Station

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Beyond the ISS: Support for Research Campaigns on Axiom Station

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  • Author: Mary Lynne Dittmar
The International Space Station (ISS), in orbit for over 20 years and home to decades of space-based research in the biological and physical sciences, is approaching its end of life. Establishing a domestic commercial space station as a successor to ISS preserves the national capability to initiate or continue scientific microgravity research and, critically, enables the US to maintain leadership in space. With the recent launch of the Tiangong station by China [1], and the lessons learned from not having a transition plan after the end of the Space Shuttle Program, having an ISS replacement is a priority for NASA and the nation.

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