TRISH (Translational Research Institute for Space Health) at Baylor College of Medicine released their first-ever RFP for secondary analysis of de-identified health and performance data from private astronaut missions via the EXPAND program. Opened March 16, 2026.
What you need to know:
No funding. This is data access only. Selected investigators get secure access to requested EXPAND datasets and a “data concierge” to explain their data dictionaries. All research costs (salary, computing) fall on the proposing team.
U.S. institutions only. International institutions are not eligible for this call.
Available data from orbital (Fram2, Ax-2, Ax-4) and suborbital (NS-28, NS-31, NS-33, NS-36) missions, typically 10-20 subjects per measure: wearable/actigraphy (HR, HRV, SpO2), cognition and mood surveys, sensorimotor assessments, SANS/OCT imaging, SpaceOmics (WGS, RNA, scRNA, metagenomics, proteomics), radiation dosimetry, and environmental data.
Proposals must be hypothesis-driven and mapped to NASA HRR risks. Purely exploratory data mining proposals will be declined without review. Read the full solicitation and Data Sharing Agreement carefully for terms on data ownership, deletion requirements, generative AI restrictions, and pre-publication review.
Timeline:
- Pre-Proposal Briefing: March 26, 2026, 1 PM ET (Teams link)
- Step-1 Due: April 23, 2026 (1 page)
- Step-2 Due (by invitation): July 16, 2026
- Selection: November 2026
- Data Access for your analysis will last 12months
Links:
- TRISH GRID submission portal: 2026 EXPAND Data Analysis RFP
- Full solicitation PDF: EXPAND Data Analysis Solicitation
- Contact: spacehealth-info@bcm.edu
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-Ryan