HRP uses research to develop methods to protect the health and performance of astronauts in space.

HRP has identified five hazards of human spaceflight: space radiation, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, gravity (or lack thereof), and hostile or closed environments.

The Human Research Roadmap provides an overview of the risks and knowledge gaps that HRP associates with human spaceflight.

Register now for this year's HRP Investigators’ Workshop (IWS) to get the latest on cutting-edge and cross-disciplinary methods that ensure safe and productive human space travel.

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) funds postdoctoral fellows who research ways to help keep astronauts safe and healthy on deep space missions.

Learn about funding and non-monetary support for entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses.

Learn about research funding offered through Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO).

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) funds postdoctoral fellows who research ways to help keep astronauts safe and healthy on deep space missions.

Researchers can apply for virtual courses and related opportunities that provide an overview of the space radiation environment and how it impacts human health.

The Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) engages underrepresented populations through a wide variety of initiatives.

Learn how to work with NASA as an intern.

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program aims to improve regional research infrastructure, capacity, and competitiveness. 

NASA HUNCH program provides high-school students with the skills they need to contribute to NASA's mission through various hands-on projects.

Read more about an enrichment opportunity for researchers from around the world, including: early career scientists, senior researchers, and principal investigators. 

Read about NASA internship opportunities for international students from select countries.

NASA is collecting a core set of measurements, called Spaceflight Standard Measures, which characterize how the body and mind react to space travel.

Learn about the 14 CIPHER studies that examine how multiple systems in the body react to increasingly longer spaceflight missions.

NASA is partnering with the Naval Medical Research Unit – Dayton and Johns Hopkins University to examine space motion sickness with the aid of a giant spinning device called the Kraken.

Learn about the Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) that HRP uses to conduct behavioral health studies to prepare for deep space travel.

NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) is a 650-square-foot habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where research volunteers live and work like astronauts during simulated deep space missions lasting up to 45 days.

NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) is a 1,700-square-foot habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where research volunteers live and work like astronauts for roughly a year in a simulated mission on the surface of Mars.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center and White Sands Test Facility provides opportunities, capabilities, technology, and data to researchers.

Learn about ongoing solicitations.