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Science Management Office (SMO)

The Science Management Office oversees planning and coordination of research and technology development activities within the Human Research Program that will prepare NASA to send humans to the Moon and on to Mars. The Human Research Program is diverse covering nearly all aspects of human space travel from food to exercise, from living environments to extravehicular activities (EVA). The Science Management Office

  • ensures that research objectives and findings are integrated across these diverse research elements
  • works with domestic and international agencies so programs complement each other
  • identifies and cultivates strategic partnerships to provide the Human Research Program with state of the art facilities and renowned experts
  • manages the selection of science such that humans can productively and safely travel beyond Earth-orbit

The Office assesses the risks to humans and concentrates efforts on those that have the greatest impact on human health for a specific mission type. For example planning a mission to Mars carries different risks than one to the Moon. Therefore, the research and technology development activities must be specific to address the risks for these different mission types.

SMO News!

+NASA, NSBRI Select Proposals to Support Crew Health on Missions
+ SBIR Awards Release (October 2007) 230 KB PDF
+ NASA, NSBRI Select 17 Proposals in Space Radiation Research

+ NASA Research Announcement Information


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