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Concept for an ISLSWG International Flight Experiments Database (IFED)

Concept for an ISLSWG International Flight Experiments Database (IFED). Ken Souza, Deputy Director Astrobiology & Space Research Directorate NASA Ames Research Center ISLSWG Meeting, April 2001 (IFED Status updated December 2001). Outline. Why develop an IFED?

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Concept for an ISLSWG International Flight Experiments Database (IFED)

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  1. Concept for an ISLSWGInternational Flight Experiments Database (IFED) Ken Souza, Deputy Director Astrobiology & Space Research Directorate NASA Ames Research Center ISLSWG Meeting, April 2001 (IFED Status updated December 2001)

  2. Outline • Why develop an IFED? • ISLSWG-facilitated information exchange • Home page concept for IFED • Experiment search/access • Availability of online experiments • Benefits of an IFED • IFED Development timeline • IFED Status (December 2001)

  3. Why Develop an IFED? • ESA investigators requested international experiments be made available like ARC/KSC CD-ROM (i.e. E. Horn) • IFED will facilitate access to flight experiment results - an ISLSWG Strategic Plan goal • Previous NASA (1997) & ESA (1999) international data archive proposals to ISLSWG not implemented • NASA, ESA, and NASDA experiments online now • Russian BioCosmos experiments (670 experiments from 12 countries, 1972 - 1990) can be online in 2 months • CSA & Ukraine experiments can be put online if experiment descriptions are provided

  4. Enhance Knowledge & Info Exchange (ISLSWG Strategic Goal-2) • Promote archiving of space flight data • Exchange archived information and publicize its availability to international scientists • Provide simple means for the science community to access space flight results for all life sciences spaceflight experiments

  5. Home Page Concept for IFED ISLSWG Website • IFED IFED - CSA Experiments - ESA Experiments - NASA Experiments - NASDA Experiments - Russian Experiments - Ukranian Experiments IFED link on home page link to experiment collections

  6. Example: Experiment Search/Access access experiment list and link to experiment descriptions NASA Experiments Research Area: Research Subject: From LSDA Bone Physiology Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Results: Bone Physiology & Rat - Johnson, Roger B. Effects of Gravity on the Attachment of Tendon to Bone. - Morey-Holton, Emily R. Bone, Calcium and Spaceflight. - Wronski, Thomas J. (1992). Role of Corticosteroids In Bone Loss during Space Flight. search by research area and/or research subject using html search scripts

  7. Availability of Online Experiments • NASA: Available - Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA) (http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov) • ESA: Available /Pending - MicroGravity DataBase (MGDB) (http://www.esa.int/mgdb/mgdbhome.html) • NASDA: Available /Pending - International Space Research Data Base (ISRDB) (http://idb.exst.nasda.go.jp/eng/home_e.html) • Russian: Available - ARC/IMBP Flight Experiments Database • CSA: Pending - No known online database • Ukraine: Pending - No online database (STS-87, CUE, 10 expts) Pending = collaboration needed with data owners to provide content or search optimization via the IFED

  8. Benefits of an IFED • An ISLSWG key Strategic Plan goal is met in 2001 with minimum cost and effort • International scientists have easy access to the total collection of completed experiments for use in preparing appropriate ISS research proposals • Provides access to experiment results in evolving data archives maintained by ISLSWG-related space agencies, so costs are shared and minimized • Simple solution to a long-standing need that allows early evaluation of the benefits, with upgrades, as warranted

  9. IFED Development Timeline • May/June - Mains Associates (ARC contractor) contacts data owners of all participating space agencies to complete optimization of IFED html search functions, and puts Russian Biocosmos experiment database online at ARC • July/Sept. - complete development of functional prototype of IFED and launch on ISLSWG web site at ARC for online evaluation by ISLSWG members and data owners • October ‘01 - at ISLSWG Mtg, review the utility of the IFED for accessing human, animal, plant, cell, experiment results and readiness to open to international community • November ‘01 - open the IFED to international users and announce its availability after full testing, as warranted

  10. IFED Status December 2001 • Functional Prototype is developed and accessible at www.mainsgate.com/IFE/ (username is IFE and password is shared) • Facilitation of user reviews underway; users should provide comments via the feedback form on the Web site • ISLSWG Member reviews—to be facilitated by Louis Ostrach • ASGSB Member reviews (PIs, managers, students, contractors) to be facilitated by Ken Souza • International experiment archive managers (contact points still TBD) • Mains Associates will compile results of reviews and submit to L. Ostrach and K. Souza

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