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Spinoff story
Commercial Platforms Allow Affordable Space Research
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
To help realize the potential of the US National Laboratory on the ISS, NASA Headquarters partnered with NanoRacks LLC of Houston through a Space Act Agreement to provide a cost-effective, versatile system for facilitating space-based research. NanoRack's platforms have allowed major research institutions and even high schools to conduct experiments on the ISS- expanding the scope of the commercial space industry.