INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SUMMARY OF RESEARCH PERFORMED (ISS SUMMARY OF
RESEARCH)
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The International Space Station (ISS) Program lends itself to periodically summarizing the status
of the program as a whole or sometimes a particular area. The purpose of this entry is to
capture those publications in one location for accessibility to the community as a whole.
EARTH BENEFITS
This project is applied to new knowledge and not specifically to advances in space exploration.
SPACE BENEFITS
New knowledge is expected to be the major benefit of this project.
RESULTS
The ISS partnership has produced substantial research in a wide range of disciplines. Benefits
come from the engineering development, the
international partnership, and from the research results.
To date, over 63 countries have directly participated in
some aspect of ISS research or education (Thumm 2012).
The configurability and human-tended capabilities of the
ISS provide a unique platform. The international
utilization strategy is based on research ranging from
physical sciences, biology, medicine, psychology, to Earth
observation, human exploration preparation and
technology demonstration. The ability to complete
follow-on investigations in a period of months allows
researchers to make rapid advances based on new
knowledge gained from ISS activities. During the
utilization phase, the ISS partners are working together to track the objectives,
accomplishments and the applications of the new knowledge gained. Scientific knowledge and
new technologies derived from research on the ISS will be realized through improving quality of
life on Earth and future spaceflight endeavors (Thumm 2010).
PUBLICATION(S)
Clement G, Ngo-Anh JT. Space physiology II: Adaptation of the central nervous system to
spacelight - Past, current, and future studies. European Journal of Applied Physiology. July
2013;113(7):1655-1672. doi: 1007/s00421-012-2509-3.