for over 20 years. since 2005, we ve also had a national laboratory, and that national laboratory enables access to microgravity, and the continuous observation of earth from space for companies all across the world. and what sorts of things can you do in microgravity that are usefulfor us down here on earth? well, there s lots of fun stuff. you see the astronauts play with water and m&ms, and those all have at their heart, you know, fundamental differences in the physical behaviour of objects in that environment. those translate down into some real world benefits for those who seek to design new materials. so our portfolio includes advanced materials research, where folks are looking to better understand the way physics works in the absence of gravity. and that can lead to improvements in engine design, combustion, fluid systems, heat and thermal transfer. we also have, as a large part of our portfolio, medical devices and medical discovery. getting to space is getting cheaper, yes? a
a national laboratory, and that national laboratory enables access to microgravity, and the continuous observation of earth from space for companies all across the world. and what sorts of things can you do in microgravity that are usefulfor us down here on earth? well, there s lots of fun stuff. you see the astronauts play with water and m&ms, and those all have at their heart, you know, fundamental differences in the physical behaviour of objects in that environment. those translate down into some real world benefits for those who seek to design new materials. so our portfolio includes advanced materials research, where folks are looking to better understand the way physics works in the absence of gravity. and that can lead to improvements in engine design, combustion, fluid systems, heat and thermal transfer. we also have, as a large part of our portfolio, medical devices and medical discovery. getting to space is getting cheaper, yes? absolutely.
since 2005, we ve also had a national laboratory, and that national laboratory enables access to microgravity, and the continuous observation of earth from space for companies all across the world. and what sorts of things can you do in microgravity that are usefulfor us down here on earth? well, there s lots of fun stuff. you see the astronauts play with water and m&ms, and those all have at their heart, you know, fundamental differences in the physical behaviour of objects in that environment. those translate down into some real world benefits for those who seek to design new materials. so our portfolio includes advanced materials research, where folks are looking to better understand the way physics works in the absence of gravity. and that can lead to improvements in engine design, combustion, fluid systems, heat and thermal transfer. we also have, as a large part of our portfolio, medical devices and medical discovery.
has been in operation for over 20 years. since 2005, we ve also a had a national laboratory and the national laboratory enables access to microgravity and the continuous observation of earth from space for companies all across the world. and what sort of things can you do in microgravity that are usefulfor us down here on earth? a lot of fun stuff. you see the astronauts play with water and m&ms and those all have at their heart fundamental differences in the physical behaviour of objects in that environment. those translate down to real world benefits for those who seek to design new materials. our portfolio includes advanced materials research where folks are looking to better understand the ways that physics work in the absence of gravity, which can lead to improvements in engine design, combustion, fluid
systems and engine design, heat and thermal transfer. as a large part of our portfolio we also have medical devices, medical discovery. getting to space is getting cheaper, right? absolutely. lift off! there is, for the first time in human history, there is reliable frequent access to space. it is cheaper, it is not in the realm of cheap yet, not quite like calling up an uber or a lyft to get a ride, but it is heading in that direction. so as each of these companies perfect their technologies and these new approaches with reusable space flight hardware, cost continues to come down. that speaks also to launch opportunities here on earth. the more sites where we can launch crew and cargo and tourists to space, the better off we all are. how long does the iss have left, and what comes next? the international space station now has international support to operate through to 2030, and that will be over 30 years of continuous operations in space, so things are starting to aage. we have repla