"A lot of these things will fly in later forms on the space station themselves, or a later form of that research will, once they kind of find out some of the basics from flying it on shuttle"

This quote by Linda M. Godwin is referring to the research study and experiments that are performed on the space shuttle bus. She is recommending that the research performed on the shuttle bus will offer the basis for additional research and experiments that will be carried out on the space station. This implies that the research study conducted on the shuttle will be the structure for advanced research study that will be performed on the space station. Godwin is recommending that the research conducted on the shuttle bus will be the stepping stone for more advanced research study that will be performed on the space station. This quote is emphasizing the significance of the research study performed on the shuttle and how it will be used to advance the research carried out on the spaceport station.