April 2020
Protecting against the dangers of space radiation
... to adequately measure and counteract the potentially dangerous impacts of radiation. Space radiation is the number one risk to astronaut health on missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) and, with a host of long term and deep space missions...
November 2020
Space medicine and terrestrial health care
... benefit of Earth medicine and for the purpose of interplanetary missions. Space psychology A key aspect of astronaut in-flight health monitoring is the doctor-to-target distance, which means telemedicine - the basis for developing effective remote...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... flight. Moreover, given the high levels of proficiency and experience required of astronauts, any crew is unlikely to be composed entirely of ‘young professionals’ in the peak of health. Both points suggest the need for an on-board medic. On the...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... risks of genetic mutations, so protecting plants from radiation should be a priority One of the main issues for astronauts’ health in microgravity is bone density loss. Our bones are constantly balanced between growth and resorption, allowing bones...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
...-divisional team of operations experts integrating and testing ISS operations hardware in domains of crew operations or astronaut health, including both in-house and external developments concentrates on ESA activities that are closely related to the...
August 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
...-could-happen-sooner-than-expected/ 2 Tripathi, Ram K., Principal Investigaor,”Meeting the Grand Challenge of Protecting Astronaut Health, “Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shield for Deep Space Missions” NASA National Innovative Advance Concepts...
