Osborne studied a huge diversity of plant species, from the aquatic space biology, designing a project for Spacelab studying the role of gravity on development in grass, and serving on the Royal Society British National Committee on Space Research for a decade.
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In this position, Dr . Soffen was responsible for the agency-wide program to monitor and maintain the physical well being of NASA astronauts in space, as well as the Biomedical Program, the Space Biology Program, and the Exobiology ( also sometimes called the Astrobiology ) program.
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Dr . Richard Young, a pioneer in the study of space biology who proved, with the help of the sex life of sea urchins, that life could go on in space, died on Oct . 6 at his home on Cape Canaveral, Fla . He was 69.
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He served as a member of the Space Studies Board of the U . S . National Research Council ( NRC ), which advises the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Institute of Medicine, and he chaired its Committee on Space Biology and Medicine.
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As a starting point to help bolster research and inspire a new generatinn $ ? 391427 : 49 : 9072273472299 ! : 94; 7 : 629827214664777792920914072 22; 2678t27 : 7; 29 : 4272 : 34; 2 20990720943nificant portion of that is expected to be disbursed as research grants to MIT and other similar institutions for spacecraft design, rocket science, unmanned probes, and space biology.
