United States Policy and Programmes
How does US government policy support in-space manufacturing, and what changes after 2030?
Chapter summary
through four channels.
Key takeaways
- 1
NASA funds demonstrations through In-Space Production Applications (InSPA), more than $60 million across more than 20 awards by 2023 and further phases since; the ISS National Lab, managed by CASIS, sponsors research and channels NIH and NSF money (about $145 million committed); the Department of War buys re-entry test flights; and the FAA licenses re-entries.
- 2
After 2030, NASA intends to buy services from commercial stations rather than operate the ISS, which shifts research support from a government laboratory to commercial contracts.
- 3
The policy question is whether research funding follows researchers to commercial platforms and capsules.
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