{"id":96408,"date":"2022-01-31T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-476931"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:54:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:54:57","slug":"nasa-provides-updated-international-space-station-transition-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/nasa-provides-updated-international-space-station-transition-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Provides Updated International Space Station Transition Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The International Space Station is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth and is enabling our ability to travel into deep space. The Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2021\/12\/31\/biden-harris-administration-extends-space-station-operations-through-2030\/\" rel=\"noopener\">extend space station operations<\/a> until 2030 will enable the United States to continue to reap these benefits for the next decade while U.S. industry develops commercial destinations and markets for a thriving space economy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As NASA looks forward to a decade of results from research and technology development aboard the International Space Station, the agency is taking steps to ensure a successful transition of operations to commercial services. In response to Congressional direction, NASA has now provided an updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2022_iss_transition_report-final_tagged.pdf?emrc=4c4497\">International Space Station Transition Report<\/a> that details the goals for the next decade of station operations leading to a smooth transition to commercial services, the steps being taken to develop both the supply and demand side of the low-Earth orbit commercial economy, and the technical steps and budget required for transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe International Space Station is entering its third and most productive decade as a groundbreaking scientific platform in microgravity,\u201d said Robyn Gatens, director of the International Space Station at NASA Headquarters. \u201cThis third decade is one of results, building on our successful global partnership to verify exploration and human research technologies to support deep space exploration, continue to return medical and environmental benefits to humanity, and lay the groundwork for a commercial future in low-Earth orbit. We look forward to maximizing these returns from the space station through 2030 while planning for transition to commercial space destinations that will follow.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, with U.S. commercial crew and cargo transportation systems online, the station is busier than ever. The ISS National Laboratory, responsible for utilizing 50 percent of NASA\u2019s resources aboard the space station, hosts hundreds of experiments from other government agencies, academia, and commercial users to return benefits to people and industry on the ground. Meanwhile, NASA\u2019s research and development activities aboard are advancing the technologies and procedures that will be necessary to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon and the first humans to Mars.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extension of operations to 2030 will continue to return these benefits to the United States and to humanity as a whole while preparing for a successful transition of capabilities to one or more commercially-owned and -operated LEO destinations (CLDs). NASA has entered into a contract for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-selects-first-commercial-destination-module-for-international-space-station\/\" rel=\"noopener\">commercial modules<\/a> to be attached to a space station docking port and awarded space act agreements for design of three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-selects-companies-to-develop-commercial-destinations-in-space\" rel=\"noopener\">free-flying commercial space stations<\/a>. U.S. industry is developing these commercial destinations to begin operations in the late 2020s for both government and private-sector customers, concurrent with space station operations, to ensure these new capabilities can meet the needs of the United States and its partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe private sector is technically and financially capable of developing and operating commercial low-Earth orbit destinations, with NASA\u2019s assistance. We look forward to sharing our lessons learned and operations experience with the private sector to help them develop safe, reliable, and cost-effective destinations in space,\u201d said Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at NASA Headquarters. \u201cThe report we have delivered to Congress describes, in detail, our comprehensive plan for ensuring a smooth transition to commercial destinations after retirement of the International Space Station in 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is NASA\u2019s goal to be one of many customers of these commercial destination providers, purchasing only the goods and services the agency needs. Commercial destinations, along with commercial crew and cargo transportation, will provide the backbone of the low-Earth orbit economy after the International Space Station retires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to extend operations and NASA\u2019s recent awards to develop commercial space stations together ensure uninterrupted, continuous human presence and capabilities; both are critical facets of NASA\u2019s International Space Station transition plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details on transition, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/faqs-the-international-space-station-transition-plan\/\">transition FAQs page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ISS 2030: NASA Extends Operations of the International Space Station\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-flzdifn54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Space Station is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth and is enabling our ability to travel into deep space. 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