Space Physiology and Medicine News


Mission Press Releases

  • Defects in mitochondria may explain many health problems observed during space travel
    Cell Press - Wednesday, November 25, 2020
    Posted on: 11/25/2020 5:05:52 PM PDT

  • Space worms experiment reveals gravity affects genes
    University of Exeter - Wednesday, November 25, 2020
    Posted on: 11/25/2020 5:04:39 PM PDT

  • Space travel can adversely impact energy production in a cell
    Georgetown University Medical Center - Wednesday, November 25, 2020
    Posted on: 11/25/2020 5:03:17 PM PDT

  • Reminder: BRASH 2101 Pre-Solicitation Webinar this Friday | The Translational Research Institute for Space Health
    Translational Research Institute for Space Health - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
    Posted on: 11/11/2020 8:58:14 PM PDT

  • Dartmouth Engineering Professor Awarded $400K NSF Grant To Conduct Research on Space Station
    Dartmouth College - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
    Posted on: 11/11/2020 4:38:36 PM PDT

  • The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research Announces its 2020 Fellows
    American Society for Gravitational and Space Research - Monday, October 26, 2020
    Posted on: 10/26/2020 3:39:49 PM PDT

  • Three Tissue Engineering Projects Awarded From Joint National Science Foundation and CASIS Solicitation to Leverage the Space Station
    Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) - Monday, October 19, 2020
    Posted on: 10/19/2020 4:44:17 PM PDT

  • Tupperware Brands Awarded U.S. Patent for PONDS, a NASA-Tested Product Used to Grow Vegetables in Space
    Tupperware Brands - Thursday, October 15, 2020
    Posted on: 10/15/2020 2:28:12 PM PDT

  • "Mighty Mice" in Space Could Lead to New Therapies for Muscle and Bone Loss on Earth
    Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) - Thursday, September 10, 2020
    Posted on: 9/10/2020 7:08:22 PM PDT

  • American Society For Gravitational And Space Research (ASGSR) Inspiration Scholarship: Laurence Davin and Norman Lewis Prize
    American Society for Gravitational and Space Research - Friday, July 10, 2020
    Posted on: 7/10/2020 1:25:51 PM PDT

  • Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) Awards Five Postdoctoral Fellowships
    Translational Research Institute for Space Health - Wednesday, July 1, 2020
    Posted on: 7/1/2020 4:48:17 PM PDT

  • Space Medicine Research Program Focuses on People Struggling with Confinement - Online resource addresses stress, depression and conflict
    Dartmouth College - Friday, April 10, 2020
    Posted on: 4/10/2020 1:48:54 PM PDT

  • Mighty Mice in Space and Other ISS National Lab-Sponsored Payloads Return to Earth Completing SpaceX CRS-19
    Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) - Tuesday, January 7, 2020
    Posted on: 1/7/2020 4:28:07 PM PDT

  • UNC expert helps treat astronaut's blood clot during NASA mission
    University of North Carolina - Thursday, January 2, 2020
    Posted on: 1/2/2020 3:33:02 PM PDT

  • The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers
    Cell Press - Thursday, November 14, 2019
    Posted on: 11/14/2019 4:00:49 PM PDT

  • Final Reminder: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) 2019 Art Competition Submissions
    American Society for Gravitational and Space Research - Wednesday, November 6, 2019
    Posted on: 11/6/2019 9:06:12 PM PDT

  • NASA Johnson Space Center to Assist BiVACOR Inc. with Artificial Heart System
    Johnson Space Center - Wednesday, September 25, 2019
    Posted on: 9/25/2019 7:55:48 PM PDT

  • NASA Human Research Program IPA Position Vacancy
    Johnson Space Center - Tuesday, September 24, 2019
    Posted on: 9/24/2019 6:19:51 PM PDT

  • NASA astronaut to address profound question vexing scientists ahead of colonizing Mars
    The Physiological Society - Tuesday, September 3, 2019
    Posted on: 9/3/2019 7:07:39 PM PDT

  • American Society For Gravitational And Space Research (ASGSR) Art Competition
    American Society for Gravitational and Space Research - Thursday, August 1, 2019
    Posted on: 8/1/2019 8:16:11 PM PDT

    		• Mission Status Releases

  • NASA Request for Information on Human Health and Performance Topics
    NASA HQ - March 2, 2021
    Posted on: 3/2/2021 11:56:58 PM PDT

  • Nominations for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research Committee and Supporting Panels
    NASA HQ - February 11, 2021
    Posted on: 2/11/2021 9:41:43 PM PDT

  • NASA Selects 8 Proposals to Support Astronaut Health and Performance
    NASA HQ - January 22, 2021
    Posted on: 1/22/2021 7:14:36 PM PDT

  • Two Weeks Remaining for TRISH Postdoctoral Scientist Fellowship Applications
    NASA HQ - January 14, 2021
    Posted on: 1/14/2021 5:03:58 PM PDT

  • Six Weeks Remaining for TRISH Postdoctoral Scientist Fellowship Applications
    NASA HQ - December 16, 2020
    Posted on: 12/16/2020 4:11:48 PM PDT

  • NASA 2020 HERO Appendix D Released: NASA Human Research Program Omnibus Opportunity
    NASA HQ - December 11, 2020
    Posted on: 12/11/2020 7:16:19 PM PDT

  • NASA Notice for Program Element E.12 Space Biology Call for Flight and/or Ground Research Proposals
    NASA HQ - December 11, 2020
    Posted on: 12/11/2020 5:12:19 PM PDT

  • 14 days remaining for BRASH2101 responses! Space Health Institute Seeks to Safeguard Astronaut Health through Control of Metabolism and Homeostasis
    NASA HQ - December 7, 2020
    Posted on: 12/7/2020 7:10:08 PM PDT

  • NASA SMD: E.12 Space Biology Clarification
    NASA Science Mission Directorate - December 3, 2020
    Posted on: 12/3/2020 3:24:52 PM PDT

  • One month remaining for BRASH2101 responses! Space Health Institute Seeks to Safeguard Astronaut Health through Control of Metabolism and Homeostasis
    NASA HQ - November 20, 2020
    Posted on: 11/20/2020 6:46:27 PM PDT

  • NASA Final Rule: To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat (TREAT) Astronauts
    NASA HQ - November 18, 2020
    Posted on: 11/18/2020 9:07:06 PM PDT

  • ASGSR Decadal Survey Workshop Series (on behalf of NASA)
    NASA HQ - November 16, 2020
    Posted on: 11/16/2020 4:47:00 PM PDT

  • NASA BRASH2101 pre-proposal webinar reminder
    NASA HQ - November 9, 2020
    Posted on: 11/9/2020 4:17:18 PM PDT

  • NASA Request for Information (RFI) for Human Health Countermeasures and Space Radiation Topics
    NASA HQ - October 30, 2020
    Posted on: 10/30/2020 5:13:26 PM PDT

  • NASA HEOMD: Postdoctoral Fellows Needed to Safeguard Astronaut Health and Performance on the Way to Mars
    NASA HQ - October 27, 2020
    Posted on: 10/27/2020 8:42:10 PM PDT

  • NASA Announcement of Opportunity - Human Health and Countermeasures Deputy Element Scientist
    Johnson Space Center - October 16, 2020
    Posted on: 10/16/2020 2:10:58 PM PDT

  • Deadline Approaching! Submit your artwork to the ASGSR Art Competition
    American Society for Gravitational and Space Research - October 10, 2020
    Posted on: 10/10/2020 4:59:07 PM PDT

  • NASA Selects 21 Research Proposals to Advance Human Space Exploration
    NASA HQ - October 7, 2020
    Posted on: 10/7/2020 8:27:17 PM PDT

  • Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) awards grants to mitigate the effects of space radiation
    Translational Research Institute for Space Health - September 21, 2020
    Posted on: 9/21/2020 3:01:27 PM PDT

  • Space Health Institute Awards 5 Ground-breaking Research Grants to Mitigate the Effects of Space Radiation on Healthy Human Cell-derived Organs-on-a-c
    NASA HQ - September 18, 2020
    Posted on: 9/18/2020 8:55:24 PM PDT

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