General NASA Sites
NASA's Fundamental Space Biology (FSB) Program
http://fundamentalbiology.arc.nasa.gov/
NASA's Office of Biological and Physical Research (OBPR)
http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov/
General Articles on OBPR activities
http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov/general_info/art.html
Science
NASA's Space Environments and Effects Program
http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/
Details of NASA's program to study the effects of different space environments using technologies such as the Long Duration Exposure facility (LDEF)
SSBRP Science Disciplines
http://brp.arc.nasa.gov/Science/Disciplines/discplns_index.html
Research Disciplines, current and planned, in NASA's Gravitational Biology Laboratory
Extreme Environments
http://www.astrobiology.com/extreme.html
Astrobiology Web site detailing life in extreme environments
Looking for Life in Space - Extremophiles
http://www.mos.org/cst/article/2787/6.html
Museum of Science Web site with an article about extremophiles, written for a general audience
Model Organisms - NIH
http://www.nih.gov/science/models/
National Institute of Health Web site on the use of model organisms in biomedical research
Model Organisms - The Scientist
http://www.the-scientist.com/yr2003/jun/index_030602.html
The Scientist special online issue on model organisms
Campaigns
ISS and Shuttle
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/
NASA's combined Space Shuttle and International Space Station Web site
OBPR Research Facilities
http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov/research_projects/facilities.html
Links to details of current ground-based and Space Station research facilities
Inflatables
http://www.lunar-reclamation.org/habitatmoonmars_3.htm
Web site dedicated to the use of inflatables as habitats on the Moon and Mars
Enabling Technologies
NASA Astrobionics
http://astrobionics.arc.nasa.gov/home.html
Web site of the Astrobionics Integrated Project/Program Team
NASA Space Station Biological Research Program (SSBRP)
http://brp.arc.nasa.gov/Home/home_index.html
SSBRP Web site detailing current habitats and host systems for the Space Station
NASA Biological Systems Office Advanced Technology
http://slsd.jsc.nasa.gov/bso/advtech.htm
Details of technologies including biosensors and microencapsulation
Lunar Biosciences
International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) Forum
http://www.estec.esa.nl/ilewg/
Web site for the ILEWG Forum, a public forum dedicated to support international cooperation toward a world strategy for exploration and utilization of the moon
Lunar Bases
http://www.ari.net/moon/moonbase.html
Citations related to lunar bases from the Lunar and Planetary Institute
Collaborations
European Space Agency (ESA)
http://www.esa.int
ESA's Web site
OBPR International Cooperation
http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov/research_projects/international.html
Information about the international projects in which OBPR participates
ISS Commercial Development
http://commercial.hq.nasa.gov/
NASA Web site profiling the commerical development of the International Space Station
Benefits
Web of Life
http://weboflife.ksc.nasa.gov/
FSB Outreach and Education Program Web site
Benefits of Space Exploration
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/spinoff.htm
A bibliography on the benefits of space exploration covering books, articles and internet sites compiled by the NASA Headquarters Library
Benefits to Earth
http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/em/12/19.cfm
A NASA Johnson Space Center Web site with details of medical and technological benefits from space explorations
Disease Treatment from Space Research
http://slsd.jsc.nasa.gov/bso/about-showcase.htm
NASA's Biological Systems Office web site detailing accomplishments and advances in the treatment of diseases from space research