researcher sets up an experiment at NASA's Space Radiation
Laboratory, which is located at Brookhaven National Laboratory
in Upton, N.Y.|
remain on Earth, researchers take part in space-related activities
every day. They work together to make life in space safe and healthy,
to learn how to use the microgravity environment of space to create
new materials and products and to understand our own bodies and
how they adapt to new environments.
is not only important for future space travelers, but to the development
of new materials and products here on Earth, including some directly
related to making people's lives healthier and safer.
NASA's Space Radiation Laboratory
To ensure the safety of spacecraft crews, NASA biologists and physicists
will perform thousands of experiments at the NASA Space Radiation
Laboratory, which is located at the Department of Energy's Brookhaven
National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y. The laboratory is one of the
few facilities that can simulate the harsh space radiation environment.
Data Collection Facility
Researchers from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, are taking advantage of a Kennedy Space Center, Fla., facility to test returning
Expedition crewmembers' balance, mobility and eye coordination.
Space Station Experiments
Scientists are taking advantage of the microgravity environment
to perform longterm experiments aboard the International Space Station.
Scientists study NASA's high-resolution photographs of the ever-changing
Earth to learn about the planetary processes that affect its ecology.
People of Research|
As a market segment manager for NASA's Space Product
Development Program, Jeneene
Sams brings the benefits of
space research to people on Earth.
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Scientists with research projects aboard the International Space
Station can choose where their ground operations will be based.
The Human Space Science Critical Path Road Map identifies the dangers
of space flight to the human body and seeks to shows the steps required
to mitigating those dangers.
NASA has several mechanisms by which scientists can apply to participate
in space research.
Radiation Health Project
The purpose and vision of NASA’s Space Radiation Health Project
is to achieve human exploration and development of space without
exceeding an acceptable level of risk from exposure to space radiation.
Some space station experiments are facility-class
payloads, and all experiments are located in accommodations
specifically equipped to provide whatever resources are required.
Research Facilities and Projects ...
Experiments in space are relevant to people on Earth.
investigating crew health and supporting research on the Russian
Space Station Mir to training John Glenn for a return trip to orbit and overseeing the STS-107 science mission, Charles has
worked to discover and solve the challenges that will arise
as humans take the next step into space.
a young woman, Sharon Cobb became fascinated with materials
when she watched molten metal being formed into huge shapes
at a steel foundry in Birmingham, Ala., where her father worked.
Today, she is the lead scientist developing an important facility
for studying materials in the International Space Station.
sure astronauts stay healthy in space is the job of hundreds
of people at NASA. One of those people is Dr. Scott M. Smith,
the lead for the Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory at the
Johnson Space Center in Houston.
a manager for NASA's Space Product Development Program, Jeneene
Sams brings the benefits of space back to people on Earth.
a lead scientist for the International Space Station, John Uri makes sure experiments are conducted as planned and that scientists
are satisfied with the operations and results of their experiments.