Cooperative Agreement NCC9128

This $551,118 federal grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Baylor College of Medicine to monitor the physiological and anatomical effects of two different regimens of intermittent centrifugation-induced artificial gravity, with a focus on the brain, eye, and vestibular system responses. The specific aims are to evaluate the cerebral physiological effects of artificial gravity during a 60-day bed rest period and assess the acute dynamic changes in the...

This is a $392,133.11 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Florida (UF) to investigate whether 30 minutes of artificial gravity per day, delivered either continuously or in six, five-minute intermittent blocks, can mitigate changes that occur in a spaceflight analog environment. The grant, which is not set aside, will fund a 60-day head-down tilt bed rest study to assess the effectiveness of the artificial gravity countermeasure on...

This is a $1,141,678.99 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, to investigate the efficacy of physical exercise using a cycle ergometer combined with an interactive virtual environment, known as "hybrid training," as a countermeasure for augmenting sensory stimulation during long-duration space missions. The grant will fund...

This federal contract award, valued at $651,979.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to conduct research on the use of artificial gravity as a countermeasure against the detrimental effects of spaceflight on physiology and behavior. The research program seeks to elucidate the dose-response relationship for an artificial gravity exposure countermeasure using a mouse model and a...

This federal contract award to The Regents of the University of Colorado, a U.S. state government higher education institution, aims to develop and assess the feasibility of a conceptual design and architecture for intermittent artificial gravity (AG) as a countermeasure for spaceflight-induced physiological deconditioning. The $290,291.88 training grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will involve a systematic series of investigations and design...

This is a $597,005.29 grant award made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Miami to conduct research on head-down bed rest as a ground-based analog for the visual impairment and intracranial pressure (VIIP) syndrome observed in astronauts following long-duration spaceflight. The study aims to use novel imaging technology to quantify changes in eye globe distortions, optic nerve protrusion, and visual acuity during 30 days of head-down bed rest, and...

This $275,000 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Louisville's Office of Research & Innovation Division to evaluate the rehydration and functionality of dehydrated red blood cells in reduced gravity environments. The grantee has developed a process to preserve red blood cells for long-term storage and ambient temperature transport, which could benefit medical care during spaceflight. Through two parabolic flight campaigns, the...

This federal contract award, valued at $698,314.09, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs. The contract supports research and modeling efforts to better understand Visual Impairment/Intracranial Pressure (VIIP) syndrome, a condition that affects some astronauts during long-duration spaceflight. The research aims to develop computational models that can quantify the...

This federal contract award, valued at $450,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to conduct research on the adaptation of rats to a small diameter centrifuge. The purpose is to assess the suitability of using rats as a translational model for studying artificial gravity as a countermeasure for astronaut deconditioning in spaceflight. The research will examine the physiological and behavioral responses of...

Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company, was awarded a $124,912 firm-fixed-price contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop the Rodent Centrifuge Facility (RCF-QL), a research facility capable of housing and observing rats and mice in simulated gravity levels ranging from 0-1G for up to 90 days. This contract was issued under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is intended to address...