Study on Commercial Development of the International Space Station
In the process of building and operating of the International Space Station(ISS),the U-nited States has made great efforts to develop commercial human spaceflight and established a rela-tively mature business model.This paper summarizes the background,promotion measures and im-plementation effects of the commercial development of the International Space Station.At the nation-al level,commercial spaceflight policies have been continuously reformed and improved,and in the US Space Policy Directive-1,2,3,the relevant government agencies have been requested to improve the regulation of commercial spaceflight and create a favorable environment for its development;at the management level,a mechanism for the management of commercial human spaceflight has been established to carry out commercial cargo and crew transportation,and an agreement has been signed with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space(CASIS)for the management of Space Sta-tion commercial applications.The practices related to the commercialization of the International Space Station(ISS)have achieved good results and enhanced comprehensive benefits,while at the same time exposing problems related to transportation safety and inadequate application manage-ment.Based on the study of the commercial development of the International Space Station,the sug-essions on establishing and improving the commercial development mechanism,improving the com-mercial application management system,and exploring the development of key commercial applica-tion directions are put forward.
International Space StationcommercializationCenter for the Advancement of Science in Spacecommercial resupply services