March 23, 2012

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa gov

William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william p jeffs@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-013

NASA EXTENDS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NSBRI

HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center has awarded a five-year, $120 million extension of its cooperative agreement with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston Under the extension, the institute and NASA's Human Research Program will continue biomedical research in support of a long-term human presence in space

The period of performance for this five-year option begins Oct 1 It will extend the cooperative agreement through Sept 30, 2017 This option increases the value of the agreement by an additional $120 million, bringing the total value to $484 2 million The initial base period of the agreement began in March 1997 and continued through Sept 30, 1997 Three five-year options were exercised in 1997, 2002 and 2007

NSBRI studies the health risks related to long-duration spaceflight and develops countermeasures to mitigate them The institute's projects address space health concerns such as bone and muscle loss, cardiovascular changes, infection, balance problems, sleep disturbances, radiation exposure effects, nutrition, physical fitness, rehabilitation, remote-treatment medical technologies, and neurobehavioral and psychosocial factors

The institute's science, technology and education projects take place at more than 60 institutions across the United States For information about NASA's Human Research Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration/humanresearch/

For information about the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, visit:

http://www nsbri org

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