@INPROCEEDINGS{,
  author = {Oudrhiri, Kamal and Kohel, James M. and Rees, Sarah K. and Shin, Gregory Y. and Fisher, Jessica P. and Aveline, David C. and Botsi, Sofia and Butler, Roy L. and Bosch-Lluis, Javier and Croonquist, Arvid P. and Elliott, Ethan R. and Harvey, Nate and Langlois, Mehdi and Lay, Norman E. and Lee, Young H. and Sbroscia, Matteo S. and Schneider, Christian and Yang, Oscar and Williams, Jason and Thompson, Robert J.},
  title = {Operating and Maintaining {NASA}'s {C}old {A}tom {L}ab in {S}pace},
  booktitle = {SpaceOps 2025},
  year = {2025},
  pages = {Paper ID: 599},
  month = {may},
  url = {https://star.spaceops.org/2025/user_manudownload.php?doc=599__jhrwrram.pdf},
  doi = {},
  abstract = {The Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is the first multi-user facility for studying ultracold quantum gases in microgravity. Since its launch in May 2018, CAL has enabled groundbreaking experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates of rubidium-87 and potassium-41, leveraging the extended free-fall conditions of the ISS to achieve observation times and temperatures unattainable on Earth. Microgravity enhances the precision of atom interferometry and quantum gas experiments, providing unique opportunities to investigate fundamental physics, including tests of the Universality of Free Fall and studies of quantum matter-wave interactions. Maintaining a quantum laboratory in space presents complex challenges. CAL has continuously evolved through hardware upgrades, software refinements, and robust anomaly response protocols. Lessons learned from CAL's extended mission provide essential insights for future space-based quantum research platforms such as the Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL) and other precision measurement initiatives.}
}