Repository details
Open Science Data Repository
Name of repository
Open Science Data Repository
Additional name(s)
- OSDR
Subject(s)
- Life Sciences
- Biology
- Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
- General Genetics and Functional Genome Biology
- Plant Sciences
- Plant Genetics and Genomics
- Zoology
- Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology)
- Medicine
- Microbiology, Virology and Immunology
- Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
- Medicine
- Human Genetics
- Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Radiobiology
Description
The NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) is a comprehensive platform designed to maximize the scientific value of biological experiments conducted in space or under spaceflight-like conditions to enable future missions to the Moon and Mars. It provides a robust infrastructure for users to upload, download, store, analyze, and visualize biological and environmental data collected from space-relevant experiments involving organisms such as mice, fruit flies, plants, and microbes. OSDR datasets are meticulously curated using standardized ontologies and metadata formats that are normalized across studies. Such standards maximize the AI-readiness of these precious data thereby improving search capabilities, enabling cross-dataset analyses, and enhancing our knowledge about the impacts of spaceflight on terrestrial biology so we can develop effective mitigation strategies for long-duration spaceflight.
OSDR services the life sciences community through its data repository and visualization suite, consisting of omics data from GeneLab and physiological, phenotypic, behavioral, bioimaging, and environmental data from the Ames Life Sciences Data Archive (ALSDA). These resources not only advance our understanding of how biological systems respond to space conditions, including microgravity and radiation, but also have direct applications for human health on Earth, such as improving treatments for osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, aging, and microbial infections.
Contact(s)
- administrative: samrawit.g.gebre@nasa.gov
- administrative: danielle.k.lopez@nasa.gov
- support: https://science.nasa.gov/biological-physical/data/osdr/osdr-help-contact-us/
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
- institutional
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (1)
Additional name(s)
- NASA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
Data license
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Application programming interfaces (1)
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Entry date
2021-11-05
Last update
2026-03-13
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