HOUSTON, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD) at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has selected three winning solutions to address astronaut health and performance issues.

Full and partial financial awards were offered for solutions to three Challenges posted on the NASA Innovation Pavilion on www.InnoCentive.com, an open innovation marketplace with a global network of more than 200,000 problem solvers. A total of 1,317 Solvers from 65 countries opened "project rooms," representing interest in assessing the Challenges. Ultimately, 128 submissions were received and evaluated for the three NASA Challenges.

The open innovation competition is a key component of SLSD's broader framework for innovation, driven by its strategic plan. "Our first three Challenges yielded outstanding results," said Dr. Jeffrey R. Davis, director of Space Life Sciences. "As an organization, we've learned a great deal about the process, and we were pleased with such widespread participation. The technology results led to new insights for food packaging, a compact exercise device and prediction capabilities for solar events. All of these findings are important new leads to enable long-duration human spaceflight."

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