https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-operations-mission-directorate/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 28 Dec 2023 07:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-operations-mission-directorate/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/nasas-assessment-for-next-generation-microgravity-national-laboratory/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 07:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52993 NASA has released its initial assessment of models for a next generation microgravity national laboratory. In September 2022, the National Space Council directed NASA to develop a plan led by the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) and the Office for Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS). NASA’s OTPS conducted a study of various candidate models of future operations between a National Laboratory and various Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD). Six models were identified ranging from high to low levels of government oversight with three different economic models. ]]>