Although each NSBRI Science and Technology Team has a different area of focus, they all have the same mission: protect astronaut health. The Musculoskeletal Alterations Team's Executive Summary gives a detailed look at the Team's activities and goals.
The Executive Summary covers the following topics: - Background/Scope
- Goals
- Support of NASA Needs
- Deliverables for Spaceflight
- Cross-links (Collaborations within the team, with other NSBRI teams, and with NASA.)
- Enabling Capabilities
- Research Gaps
- Earth-Based Benefits
Team Goals:
- Better understand the effect of microgravity and partial gravity on the physiology of musculoskeletal tissues;
- Develop exercise-based and pharmacologic countermeasures to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury through reduction of bone and muscle loss; and
- Investigate pharmacologic countermeasures to mitigate effects of microgravity and/or space radiation on the musculoskeletal system.
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