NIH Director Francis Collins and NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins to Keynote Joint Session at ISSRDC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2021 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) will include a virtual keynote session that will feature two key science figures: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins and NASA astronaut Dr. Kate Rubins. The virtual keynote session, taking place the morning of August 3, 2021, will touch on the important research and development being done on the International Space Station (ISS), the value that research brings to humanity and to our nation, and potential opportunities for future innovation and discovery. This will be the 10th annual ISSRDC event that connects commercial entities, academic institutions, and government agencies in order to foster new collaborations, breakthroughs, and discoveries onboard our nation’s only orbiting laboratory.
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2021 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) will include a virtual keynote session that will feature two key science figures: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins and NASA astronaut Dr. Kate Rubins.
- When Dr. Rubins was onboard the ISS as part of the Expedition 64 crew earlier this year, she participated in a live downlink transmission with Dr. Collins .
- In the virtual keynote session at ISSRDC, Dr. Collins and Dr. Rubins will expand on their previous conversation.
- ISSRDC, which will take place virtually August 3-5, is hosted by CASIS, NASA, and the American Astronautical Society.