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1. NASA, NSBRI SELECT PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT HEALTH ON SPACE MISSIONS
2. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER GOES GREEN WITH NEW AND REVAMPED BUILDINGS

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:38:53 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA, NSBRI SELECT PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT HEALTH ON SPACE MISSIONS

April 22, 2010

William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979

Kathy Major National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston 713-798-5893

Report #H10-093

NASA, NSBRI SELECT PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT HEALTH ON SPACE MISSIONS

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston will fund 11 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future space exploration missions The selected proposals, representing 10 institutions in eight states, will receive a total of almost $10 million over a three- to four-year period

The Human Research Program provides knowledge and technologies to improve human health and performance during space exploration The program also develops possible countermeasures for problems experienced during space travel

Goals include the successful completion of exploration missions and preservation of astronauts' health throughout their lives The program quantifies crew health and performance risks during spaceflight and develops strategies that mission planners can use to monitor and mitigate health and performance risks

The 11 projects were selected from 50 proposals received in response to a research announcement titled "Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions "

The proposals were reviewed by scientific and technical experts from academia, industry and government Seven of the projects will be assigned to the Human Research Program's team of principal investigators, while four will join NSBRI's team-based research program 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 on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/exploration/acd/hrp_nsbri_awards_2010 html

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:

http://www nsbri org

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:47:05 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: JOHNSON SPACE CENTER GOES GREEN WITH NEW AND REVAMPED BUILDINGS

April 22, 2010

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111

Report #J10-011

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER GOES GREEN WITH NEW AND REVAMPED BUILDINGS

HOUSTON � NASA�s Johnson Space Center has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification from the U S Green Building Council for the expansion of one of its procurement offices, bringing the total number of recognized buildings at the center to three

Building 265 at JSC has 5,400 square feet of office space and was recently refreshed It scored 41 points from the U S G B C due to reduced air leakage, more efficient lighting systems, low-emitting materials and a large amount of recycled materials A large portion of the new material that went into the building was created and sourced from within 500 miles of JSC, which also reduced the pollution and energy use of transporting it to the site

The main campus of NASA�s Johnson Space Center was built in 1962, and several of the buildings have been undergoing a renaissance to enable them to operate more efficiently and to provide more flexibility, capacity and capability

�This type of responsible and sustainable construction has a positive impact on the community and the environment plus a positive impact on our employees,� said Joel Walker, director of center operations at JSC �We strive to be leaders, both in the federal government and globally, when it comes to green building implementation and construction �

The other two buildings that have received recognition are the astronaut quarantine facility and a building that serves as a logistics storage facility Several other buildings at JSC are awaiting their scores, including the Public Affairs building, an exploration avionics integration facility and a new office facility The Human Resources building is undergoing a current renovation, and it is being targeted for Platinum Certification, which is the highest available

For more information on the Johnson Space Center, visit:

http://www nasa gov/johnson

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