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National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston
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RELEASE: 11-175
NASA, NSBRI SELECT 12 PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH ON MISSIONS
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National
Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) of Houston will fund 12
proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and
performance on future space exploration missions. The selected
proposals, representing 11 institutions in nine states, will receive
approximately $14 million over a three-to-four year period.
HRP provides knowledge and technologies to improve human health and
performance during space exploration and develops possible
countermeasures for problems experienced during space travel. The
program's goals are to help complete missions successfully and
preserve astronauts' health throughout their lives. HRP quantifies
crew health and performance risks during spaceflight and develops
strategies that mission planners and system developers can use to
monitor and mitigate them.
The 12 projects were selected from 85 proposals received in response
to the research announcement "Research and Technology Development to
Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions."
Scientific and technical experts from academia and government
reviewed the proposals. Ten of the projects will have NASA principal
investigators while two will be managed by NSBRI.
NSBRI is a NASA-funded consortium of institutions studying health
risks related to long-duration spaceflight. The institute's science,
technology and education projects take place at more than 60
institutions across the United States.
A complete list of the selected principal investigators, organizations
and proposals is available at:
For information about NASA's Human Research Program, visit:
http://humanresearch.jsc.nasa.gov
For information about NSBRI's science, technology and education
programs, visit:
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
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