In June 2001 NASA completed an internal study to thoroughly define the scope of functions involved in ISS utilization and to prepare for a potential procurement activity. NASA is in the final stages of consultation with the White House and the US Congress regarding such a procurement.

The International Space Station (ISS) is among the largest and most complex international cooperative science and technology projects in history. It will include over 25 internal laboratory sites and 25 external platform sites to support US research and development projects. The US utilization program will involve extensive coordination of US users from academia, industry and government, as well as close liaison to the programs of our international partners in Canada, Europe Japan and Russia.

In response to White House and Congressional Direction, NASA has been developing the option for a non-government organization (NGO) to manage the US utilization for the ISS.

A series of external studies were completed in the 1999 - 2000 period and are available on the ISS Commercialization Web site.

In June 2001 NASA completed an internal study to thoroughly define the scope of functions involved in ISS utilization and to prepare for a potential procurement activity. NASA is in the final stages of consultation with the White House and the US Congress regarding such a procurement.

The internal study report is available for public review. All Comments should be directed to Mr. Mark Uhran (muhran@hq.nasa.gov/202-358-2233):

• 2001 NGO Study Team Final Report (Complete Document) [PDF 10 MB]
• 2001 NGO Study Team Final Report (Executive Summary) [PDF 215 KB]
• 2001 NGO Study Team Final Report (Appendix A) [PDF 32 KB]
• 2001 NGO Study Team Final Report (Appendix B) [PDF 5 MB]
• 2001 NGO Study Team Final Report (Appendicies C-D) [PDF 3.8 MB]
• 2001 NGO Study Team Final Report (Appendicies E-H) [PDF 1 MB]