NASA Selects Alpha Space for Lunar Payload
July 1, 2019 Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space) announces that NASA selected the company to build a payload destined for the Moon called the Regolith Adherence Characterization (RAC) experiment under its Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payloads (LSITP) program. “America is going to the Moon again, …
Alpha Space celebrates third successful installation of MISSE carriers on the International Space Station
Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space), the only company in the world to own and operate a dedicated external testing facility in space, announced today that three new science and experiment carriers have been robotically installed on its MISSE facility on the International Space Station and successfully …
The ISS National Lab publication highlights Alpha Space and MISSE
UPWARD, the magazine of the ISS National Lab, has highlighted the exciting developments of Alpha Space’s testing platform — MISSE — in a recent article titled, “Tough Enough for Space: Accelerating Materials Testing With a New Permanent Platform.” Click here to read the article which covers the legacy of MISSE, …
Alpha Space Launches its First MISSE Resupply Mission
Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space) launched its latest set of MISSE carriers to the International Space Station on Nov. 17, 2018 aboard the Northrop Grumman NG-10 resupply mission. Alpha Space owns and operates the MISSE, an orbiting commercial science and testing facility that is permanently installed on …
Alpha Space’s Commercial Test Facility En Route to Provide Unique, In-Space Capability
Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space) announced today the launch of its commercial science and testing facility “MISSE” to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX CRS-14 resupply mission. Alpha Space owns and operates the MISSE, an orbiting commercial science facility that will be permanently installed …
MISSE-9 Science
Launch Date: April 2, 2018 The MISSE-9 experiment complement is composed of 229 individual samples from both commercial customers and NASA. Samples include 3-D printed materials, sensors, sensor components, textiles, carbon fiber laminates, paints, coatings, polymers, and composites. Each sample is custom mounted to decks that are installed in each …
NASA Media Teleconference set for March 19 to discuss MISSE and the next Resupply Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, March 19, to discuss a number of science investigations and instruments launching in April to the International Space Station on the next SpaceX commercial resupply mission. Alpha Space will be participating in the following capacity: Stephanie Murphy, founder of …
Alpha Space Names Leader In Space Commercialization As New President And CEO
Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space), a commercial space and advanced technology company offering environmental exposure testing in space, has named Mark Gittleman as its new president and chief operating officer. “Alpha Space has successfully built and integrated the MISSE platform to conduct commercial research at the …
NASA highlights past MISSE successes and the importance of its future
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center demonstrates the uniqueness of the MISSE flight facility, its past successes and the importance of its future in the article titled “Material Samples to be Tested on the International Space Station.” Click here to read the article. Pictured: An astronaut mounts a previous version of …
Materials Science Research Webinar – Feb. 20, 2018
CASIS will conduct a webinar on February 20, 2018 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM EST to discuss the benefits of materials science research in space, the MISSE platform, and possible experimental options. Interested participants in the webinar must pre-register through the following site: https://www.iss-casis.org/research-on-the-iss/solicitations/materials-science-2018/