{"id":767182,"date":"2023-09-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=767182"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:00:00","slug":"nasa-funds-eight-studies-to-protect-astronaut-health-on-long-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=767182","title":{"rendered":"NASA Funds Eight Studies to Protect Astronaut Health on Long Missions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli works on microbe samples aboard the International Space Station. Studies newly funded by NASA\u2019s Human Research Program aim to assess how astronauts adjust to spaceflight.
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NASA is funding eight new studies aimed at better understanding how the human body reacts to spaceflight. These studies will be done on Earth without the need for samples and data from astronauts.<\/p>\n

Collectively, these studies will help measure physiological and psychological responses to physical and mental challenges that astronauts may encounter during spaceflight.\u00a0With this information, NASA may be better able to mitigate risks and protect astronaut health and performance during future long-duration missions\u00a0to the International Space Station, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The selected research projects\u00a0were chosen from 60 proposals submitted in response to the 2023 Human Exploration Research Opportunities, Appendix A<\/a> solicitation.\u00a0They will\u00a0address numerous spaceflight risks\u00a0related to muscle and bone health,\u00a0sex differences,\u00a0crew autonomy and behavior,\u00a0balance and disorientation, and\u00a0inflammation of the brain or spinal cord.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Proposals were independently reviewed by subject matter experts in academia, industry, and government using a dual anonymous peer review process to assess scientific merit. Top scoring proposals were assessed by NASA for relevance to the agency\u2019s Human Research Roadmap<\/a>\u00a0before final selections were made.\u00a0The cumulative award totals about $1.2 million in funding, spread across the projects. Funding for each project will last up to one year.<\/p>\n

The selected investigators and their teams are:\u00a0<\/p>\n