This Task Book is an online database of research projects supported by NASA's Biological & Physical Sciences (BPS) Division and Human Research Program. Beginning in October 2017, the Task Book has included projects within the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH). The Task Book database also covers BPS projects in the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) from October 2020 to the present. Completed investigations under the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) may also be found in the Task Book.

Visitors to the NASA Task Book can view project descriptions, annual progress, final reports, and bibliographical listings of publications resulting from NASA-funded studies in Space Biology, Physical Sciences, and Human Research. Visitors can also learn about the potential impact of these studies and the anticipated benefits that such research could offer to Earth.

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Subset of lettuce plants ‘Outredgeous’ and ‘Rex’ grown in two types of lunar regolith simulants (JSC-1A and OPRH4W30), with or without nutrient supplementation. Plants grown in two additional growing substrates (rockwool and peat/perlite) supplemented with nutrients were also included as controls. C... The Orion Flywheel is a custom exercise device that will allow for both aerobic (rowing) and resistance exercises for crewmembers on future Artemis lunar exploration missions. Its user-driven loading mechanism has not been validated on spaceflight missions previously, and NASA researchers hope to un... The Orion Flywheel is a custom exercise device that will allow for both aerobic (rowing) and resistance exercises for crewmembers on future Artemis lunar exploration missions. Its user-driven loading mechanism has not been validated on spaceflight missions previously, and NASA researchers hope to un... Credit NASA and Bates College. Astronaut Scott Kelly and Astronaut Kjell Lindgren harvested plant tissue and froze it in the station’s Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) for return to Earth for further study, including microbial analysis, antioxidant capacity, mineral analysis, and anthocyanin concentration. C... Image of the Fabrication of Amorphous Metallic Glass in Space (FAMIS-C1) installation on the ISS. Credit: D. Hofmann (PI). NASA astronaut Victor Glover performs physical training on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit NASA. NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara pedals on an exercise cycle, also known as CEVIS (Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization System) inside the ISS. Credit NASA. Ultracold rubidium atoms in different momentum states, as observed in the Cold Atom Laboratory. Credit: Cass Sackett. Image courtesy of C. Sackett (PI) A new perfusion technology, Hemadyne, mimics arterial perfusion at physiological time-scales for long-term culture. The pump was fabricated using 3D printing. Image Credit: A. Jain, PI