A Researcher’s Guide to: Human Research

A Researcher’s Guide to: Human Research: The International Space Station (ISS) provides an exclusive opportunity for advancing research into the effects of the unique spaceflight environment on humans and the development of space resources.

A Researcher’s Guide 

to: Human Research

ISS Researcher's Guide Series

By Cynthia P. Haven
Suzanne G. McCollum
Clarence F. Sams, Ph.D.
Scott J. Wood, Ph.D.
Robert A. Pietrzyk

Within the NASA Human Research Program (HRP), the International Space Station Medical Projects (ISSMP) element provides flight implementation services to HRP-sponsored research involving human research subjects. These services enable investigators to address the human risks of spaceflight, furthering the safe exploration of space. For non-HRP-sponsored studies, the ISSMP supports the overall coordination of the flight studies into efficient science complements for each crew member and the scheduling of data collection sessions.

The ISS is a truly unique research platform. The possibilities of what can be discovered by conducting research on the ISS are endless and have the potential to contribute to the greater good of life on Earth and inspire generations of researchers to come.

This Researcher’s Guide provides an overview of sample areas of human research, an overview of the requirements for Human research and a summary of research support capabilities. An overview of the pathway to flight investigations and potential funding opportunities are outlined as well.

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Last Updated: March 3, 2020

Editor: Dylan Steele