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/
CASIS and Alpha Space Announce Materials Science and Technology Research Funding Opportunity , Provides Researchers an Opportunity to Leverage the Materials International Space Station Flight Facility
[the submission period is now closed] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space) are partnering to provide the materials research and technology sectors with an opportunity to access and utilize the Alpha Space Materials International Space Station …
CASIS lists Alpha Space as Implementation Partner
Alpha Space is proud to share it is now a CASIS Implementation Partner. Implementation Partners are “currently elevating the caliber of ISS R&D by enabling investigations onboard this powerful research platform.” Click here to see more about what Alpha Space offers as a partner.
Alpha Space secures first hardware component in space
Officials at Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space), an advanced technology company offering space environment exposure testing in space, are excited to announce its first hardware component, the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) Transfer Tray (MTT) – part of the MISSE cargo supply which will take …
Alpha Space Lands Government and Commercial Contracts for ISS Testing
Officials at Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance (Alpha Space), an advanced technology company offering materials testing in space, announced today that it has signed back-to-back contracts with NASA and AZ Technology Corporation (AZ Technology) utilizing the company’s Materials International Space Station (ISS) Experiment (MISSE) – a materials research flight …
Alpha Space Sponsors the SpaceCom Expo for Second Year
On November 15–17, 2016, SpaceCom — the Space Commerce Conference and Exposition — will present a powerful three-day event in Houston engineered to highlight the intersection points between terrestrial industries and the aerospace community. This will be Alpha Space’s second year to co-sponsor the event with MEI Technologies, Inc. (MEIT) …
Alpha Space President Meets with Texas Senator
Texas Senator Ted Cruz recently visited the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership to host a roundtable discussion concerning a NASA reauthorization and the Johnson Space Center (JSC) moving forward. Senator Cruz’s hope is that a NASA Reauthorization will provide additional stability and security for the Houston space community. Alpha Space …
Alpha Space to Speak at the ISS R&D Conference 2016
Alpha Space will be in attendance at the 2016 International Space Station R&D Conference, taking place on July 12 – 14, 2016, in San Diego, CA. Go to the ISS R&D Conference and learn how microgravity can serve as Your Catalyst for Discovery. During this interactive and intensive three-day conference, …
Alpha Space to Attend the 2016 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS)
The 2016 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS), being held June 20 – 23, 2016, in Westminster, CO, brings together the Nation’s technology leaders to review the critical challenges of materials, processing, and manufacturing for space, missile, and hypersonic systems. System engineers, designers, scientists, researchers, managers, and senior leaders …