EXPERIMENT INFORMATION
The operation of the Biochemical Profile Project will allow a rapid response to research scientists requesting flight research data investigating effects of microgravity on human physiology and to evaluate the effectiveness of countermeasures ensuring the health and performance of humans during and after space flight. Human physiological systems work together and the establishment of this biochemical profile will provide a resource enabling the recognition of interactions through a cross-discipline approach.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Human Research Program (HRP) develops, conducts, and delivers research findings and countermeasures that will maintain the health and safety of crews aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and future exploration class missions. Research operations are conducted during space flight on the ISS including the collection of human physiological samples and their return to Earth for analysis. These operations include the areas of clinical medicine, cardiovascular, bone and muscular systems, immunology, endocrinology, and urology. To support these objectives, the Biochemical Profile Project will be instituted to strategically support these investments to meet the challenges of human reseearch.
Blood and urine are commonly used to assess an astronaut's health as well as conduct research in physiological disciplines by measuring key biomarkers found in these fluids. This project will collect, process and store blood and urine samples obtained during the preflight, inflight and postflight phases of ISS missions and maintain a database of results from the analysis of these samples. A database of these samples will provide supporting evidence to scientists by providing metabolic profiles of the effects of space flight on human physiology.
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| Mission | Launch/Start Date | Landing/End Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition 37 | 09/10/2013 | 11/10/2013 | 61 days |
| Expedition 38 | 11/10/2013 | 03/10/2014 | 120 days |
| Expedition 39 | 03/10/2014 | 05/13/2014 | 64 days |
| Expedition 40 | 05/13/2014 | 09/10/2014 | 133 days |
| Expedition 41 | 09/10/2014 | 11/09/2014 | 29 days |
| Expedition 42 | 11/10/2014 | 03/11/2015 | 121 days |
| Expedition 43 | 03/11/2015 | 06/10/2015 | 91 days |
| Expedition 44 | 06/10/2015 | 09/11/2015 | 93 days |
| Expedition 45 | 09/11/2015 | 12/11/2015 | 91 days |
| Expedition 46 | 12/11/2015 | 03/02/2016 | 82 days |
| Expedition 47 | 03/02/2016 | 06/18/2016 | 108 days |
| Expedition 48 | 06/18/2016 | 09/06/2016 | 80 days |
| Expedition 49 | 09/06/2016 | 10/30/2016 | 54 days |
| Expedition 50 | 10/28/2016 | 04/09/2017 | 164 days |
| Expedition 51 | 04/09/2017 | 06/02/2017 | 55 days |
| Expedition 52 | 06/02/2017 | 09/02/2017 | 92 days |
| Expedition 53 | 09/02/2017 | 12/14/2017 | 102 days |
| Expedition 54 | 12/14/2017 | 02/27/2018 | 75 days |
| Expedition 55 | 02/27/2018 | 06/03/2018 | 96 days |
| Expedition 56 | 06/03/2018 | 10/04/2018 | 123 days |
| Expedition 57 | 10/04/2018 | In progress |
Project Manager: Terry Hill