NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy
Leading the next generation of human presence in low Earth orbit to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration.
Introduction
What is the LEO Microgravity Strategy?
NASA’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Microgravity Strategy builds on the agency’s extensive human spaceflight experience to advance future scientific and exploration goals. From Mercury and Gemini to Apollo and the Space Shuttle, NASA’s human spaceflight programs have established a foundation for understanding how humans can live and work in space. The International Space Station, now in its third decade of operations, has been vital for microgravity research, providing insights and technology beneficial to life on Earth. As the space station nears the end of its operational life, NASA plans to transition to a new low Earth orbit operations model to continue leveraging microgravity benefits.
The LEO Microgravity Strategy focuses on several objectives: preserving and expanding research capabilities, advancing national and international space leadership, developing critical technologies for deep space exploration, and inspiring future generations through impactful space missions. By leveraging commercial and international partnerships, NASA aims to maintain its leadership in microgravity research and ensure continued benefits for humanity.
NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy
As NASA and its partners continue to conduct groundbreaking research aboard the International Space Station, the agency announced Monday it is seeking U.S. industry, academia, international partners, and other stakeholders’ feedback on newly developed goals and objectives that will help guide the next generation of human presence in low Earth orbit.
Read Press Release about NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity StrategyNASA Hosts Two Workshops for Consultation on LEO Microgravity Strategy
NASA’s LEO Microgravity Strategy effort aims to develop and document an objectives-based approach toward the next generation of human presence in low Earth orbit to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration.
Read Article about NASA Hosts Two Workshops for Consultation on LEO Microgravity StrategyEnvisioning the Next Generation of Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit
NASA’s human spaceflight missions have steadily built on each other, leading us to a continuous human presence in low Earth orbit for 23 years. Now, as we stand on the cusp of a new era of human spaceflight, NASA is calling for feedback on what the agency’s goals and objectives should be for the low Earth orbit microgravity environment. The agency will utilize future commercial space stations to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration.
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