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1. NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions
2. NASA Television to Air Expedition 39 Crew's Return from Space Station

Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 13:17:05 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions

May 6, 2014

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

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Graham B I Scott National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston 713-798-7227

Report #RELEASE 14-141

NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions

NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 26 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future deep space exploration missions This research may help protect astronauts as they venture farther into the solar system than ever before to explore an asteroid and, eventually, Mars

The selected proposals are from 16 institutions in eight states and will receive a total of about $17 million during a one- to three-year period The 26 projects were selected from 123 proposals received in response to the research announcement "Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions " Science and technology experts from academia and government reviewed the proposals NASA will manage 21 of the projects and NSBRI will manage five

The selected proposals will investigate the impact of the space environment on various aspects of astronaut health, including visual impairment, behavioral health, bone loss, cardiovascular alterations, human factors and performance, neurobehavioral and psychosocial factors, sensorimotor adaptation and the development and application of smart medical systems and technology

HRP and NSBRI research provides knowledge and technologies that may improve human health and performance during space exploration They also develop potential countermeasures for problems experienced during space travel The organizations' goals are to help astronauts complete their challenging missions successfully and preserve their long-term health

HRP quantifies crew health and performance risks during spaceflight and develops strategies that mission planners and system developers can use to monitor and mitigate the risks These studies often lead to advancements in understanding and treating illnesses in patients on Earth

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 approximately 60 institutions across the United States

For a complete list of the selected principal investigators, organizations and proposals, visit:

http://go nasa gov/1mvlsLd

For information about NASA's Human Research Program, visit:

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

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: Tue, 6 May 2014 13:45:18 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Television to Air Expedition 39 Crew's Return from Space Station

May 6, 2014

Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #MEDIA ADVISORY M14-086

NASA Television to Air Expedition 39 Crew's Return from Space Station

Three crew members currently aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to end more than six months on the orbiting laboratory Tuesday, May 13 (U S time), and NASA Television will provide complete coverage of their return to Earth, from farewells to landing

Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Soyuz commander Mikhail Tyurin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will undock their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft from the station at 6:33 p m EDT The spacecraft will land southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 9:57 p m (7:57 a m May 14 local time in Dzhezkazgan) Their return will wrap up 188 days in space since launching from Kazakhstan Nov 7

Under the command of NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 formally will begin aboard the station when Expedition 39 undocks Swanson and his crewmates, Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, will operate the station as a three-person crew for two weeks until the arrival of three new crew members Reid Wiseman of NASA, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency are scheduled to launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on May 28 (U S time)

NASA TV coverage of Expedition 39's return to Earth will begin Monday, May 12, with the change of command ceremony in which Wakata will turn over command of station operations to Swanson Coverage will continue Tuesday and Wednesday with Expedition 39 landing and post-landing activities

All times Eastern: Monday, May 12: 3 p m -- Expedition 39/40 Change of Command Ceremony

Tuesday, May 13: 3 p m -- Farewells and hatch closure (hatch closure scheduled at 3:15 p m ) 6:15 p m -- Undocking (undocking scheduled at 6:33 p m ) 8:45 p m -- Deorbit burn and landing (deorbit burn scheduled at 9:03 p m landing scheduled at 9:57 p m )

Wednesday, May 14: 12 a m -- Video File of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities 12 p m -- Video File of post-landing activities and interviews with Mastracchio and Wakata in Kazakhstan (pending availability)

For more information on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For b-roll and other media resources, visit:

http://www nasa gov/stationnews

For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

To follow Twitter updates from Wakata and Mastracchio, visit:

http://twitter com/Astro_Wakata

http://twitter com/AstroRM

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