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The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile – Making It “Dirtier” Could Improve Astronaut Health

Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study publishing February 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell suggests that these […]

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2024 ISS National Lab Annual Report Highlights Momentum in Space-Based R&D

The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory highlighted the rapid growth of space-based R&D in its annual report, released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® […]

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NASA ROSES-24 Amendment 110: Due Dates Delayed and Other Changes to E.9 Space Biology and E.12 Physical Sciences

The research emphases of E.9 Space Biology: Research Studies falls under two broad categories: Precision Health and Space Crops. For Precision Health-focused studies, investigators may propose to use any non-primate […]

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