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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,071 – 20 October 2023 (Space Life Science Research Results)
SPACELINE Current Awareness Lists are distributed via listserv and are available on the NASA Task Book website at https://taskbook.nasaprs.com/Publication/spaceline.cfm. Please send any correspondence to Shawna Byrd, SPACELINE Current Awareness Senior Editor, SPACELINE@nasaprs.com.
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NASA ROSES-23 Amendment 54: E.9-E.11 Space Biology Opportunities Not Solicited
The Space Biology Program solicits and funds research that will increase NASA’s understanding of how living systems respond to the unique environments that are encountered during space exploration, including the […]
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Tricorder Tech: Detecting Microbes In Space
Editor’s note: this is an excerpt: “From Science Fiction To Science Fact” originally published by the U.S. Department of State
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Timeline Of DNA Sequencing Technology On The International Space Station
Bacteria can be identified by their unique biological blueprint, contained within molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Space Stations, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Evolution of the NASA Anomaly Gas Analyzer
NASA requires a gas sensor for monitoring a wide variety of species onboard spacecraft. As a major constituents analyzer the device should measure oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor with […]
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Astronauts Will Swab The Outside Of The Space Station To See If Microbes Are Present
Two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station to conduct science research and station maintenance will feature NASA astronauts, both first-time spacewalkers.
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NASA Selects Space Biology Research: What It Takes to Enable Organisms to Thrive in Deep Space
NASA announces the award of two grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new Space Biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how robust multicellular organisms respond, acclimate, and adapt […]
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Supernova Search Group Receives NASA Grant to Conduct Research on Plants In Space
American Public University System (APUS) today announced that the Spirulina Algae Group, part of the University’s Supernova Search Group, has received a NASA research grant to study the use of […]
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Thriving in Space: Ensuring the Future of Biological and Physical Sciences Research: A Decadal Survey for 2023-2032
If the U.S. is to continue to lead in space exploration and reap the benefits it brings to society, the nation must substantially increase its investment in NASA’s Division of […]