NASA IWS 2025
The Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop (IWS) is the primary venue for reporting progress and results of research on safe, productive, and efficient human spaceflight. Join us!
January 28-31, 2025
About HRP IWS
Join the Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop (HRP IWS) in Galveston, TX from Tuesday, Jan. 28 to Friday, Jan. 31, 2025!
Hear from an array of scientists and principal investigators as they pursue cutting-edge and cross-disciplinary methods to ensure safe, productive, and efficient human spaceflight.
This year’s IWS theme is celebrating our partnerships with nations, commercial companies, other government agencies, and more.
You must be registered to attend this event in person or to view livestreams.
20 Years of HRP
For two decades, NASA's Human Research Program has been furthering our understanding of how to live and work in space. With the goal of traveling to Mars and beyond, HRP uses ground research facilities, the International Space Station, commercial missions, and analog environments to enable cutting-edge science.
Explore NASA's Human Research Program
IWS Features Presentations on Human Spaceflight Research
Sessions are organized and scheduled according to human research disciplines.
Exploration Medical Capability
Pushes the boundary of space medical systems to help take care of current and future astronauts.
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
Characterizes and manages behavioral health effects of long-duration space missions
Human Health Countermeasures
Assesses physiological effects of spaceflight and develops safeguards that address changes to human health and performance.
Space Radiation
Ensures that crewmembers can safely live and work in space without exceeding acceptable radiation health risks.
Research Operations and Integration
Implements services for HRP research in Earth-based simulations and the International Space Station.
Space Biology
The main objective of Space Biology research is to build a better understanding of how spaceflight affects living systems to prepare for future human exploration missions far from Earth.
