NASA Research Announcement “Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions”

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released Research Announcement (NRA) NNJ09ZSA002N, entitled, “Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions”. The solicitation document is available via the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ link through the menu listing “Solicitations”, then to “Open Solicitations.”

This NRA jointly solicits ground-based, bed rest definition and flight definition proposals for both NASA and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) in support of the Human Research Program. Proposals are being solicited by NASA in the areas of: Sensorimotor; Muscle and Bone; Cardiovascular and Muscular Endurance; Intervertebral Disc Damage; and Advanced Food Technology. Proposals are being solicited by the NSBRI in the areas of: Cardiovascular Alterations; and Smart Medical Systems and Technology.

Proposals responding to either the NASA emphases or NSBRI emphases must be submitted separately, and will receive separate evaluations, and if selected, separate awards. Step-1 proposals are due on September 3, 2009, and invited Step-2 proposals are due on December 3, 2009. Participation is open to all categories of organizations, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies.

Proposals solicited through this NRA will use a two-step process. Only PIs submitting Step-1 proposals determined to be relevant to the solicited research of this NRA will be invited to submit full Step-2 proposals. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the NASA NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) proposal data system (http://nspires.nasaprs.com).

This email is being sent on behalf of, and is intended as an information announcement to, researchers associated with, or having interest in, the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Human Research Program.

Thank you for your continued interest in the NASA-NSBRI Human Research Program. Because this is an unmonitored address, replies to this email will go unanswered. Information regarding specific points of contact for both NASA and NSBRI is located within the solicitation referenced above.