Space Medicine in Project Mercury
Author : Mae Mills Link
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Space medicine
ISBN :
Project Mercury
Author : John Catchpole
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 15,45 MB
Release : 2001-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781852334062
Book Description
Catchpole tells the fascinating story behind the development of the first American manned space program and its associated infrastructure. He provides accounts of the space launch vehicles, astronauts and their training, tracking systems and individual flights.
Space Medicine in Project Mercury
Author : Mae Mills Link
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,99 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Space medicine
ISBN :
Book Description
Fundamentals of Space Medicine
Author : Gilles Clément
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2007-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402034342
Book Description
This readable text presents findings from the life science experiments conducted during and after space missions. It provides an insight into the space medical community and the real challenges that face the flight surgeon and life science investigator.
Inside the Space Race
Author : Lawrence E. Lamb
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781933538396
Book Description
[i]Inside the Space Race[/i] is a well documented personal account of one of the most important periods in American history - when the nation was in grave danger of a nuclear attack from space. The author gives an inside look at events, personalities and clashes among individuals who developed the program that enabled the United States to beat the Soviets and send astronauts to the moon.
This New Ocean
Author : Loyd S. Swenson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781934941874
Book Description
NASA's official history of Project Mercury, America's effort to get a man into space. Covers the development of the rocket boosters, the selection and training of the astronauts, the design of the Mercury spacecraft, the test launches, and all six manned Mercury flights, including Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and John Glenn, the first American in orbit.
Review of NASA's Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 2004-05-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309091489
Book Description
As part of its ongoing commitment to the nation's space program, NASA's medical leadership asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review specific aspects of the scientific basis, policies, and procedures associated with the Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health (LSAH). NASA created the LSAH in 1992 to address a variety of issues, including both the health of astronauts during space flight and the longer-term health issues that might be associated with space flight and flight training.
Human Health and Performance Risks of Space Exploration Missions
Author : Jancy C. McPhee
Publisher : U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
Preparing for the High Frontier
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309218705
Book Description
As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) retires the Space Shuttle and shifts involvement in International Space Station (ISS) operations, changes in the role and requirements of NASA's Astronaut Corps will take place. At the request of NASA, the National Research Council (NRC) addressed three main questions about these changes: what should be the role and size of Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD); what will be the requirements of astronaut training facilities; and is the Astronaut Corps' fleet of training aircraft a cost-effective means of preparing astronauts for NASA's spaceflight program? This report presents an assessment of several issues driven by these questions. This report does not address explicitly the future of human spaceflight.
Safe Passage
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2001-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309170311
Book Description
Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions sets forth a vision for space medicine as it applies to deep space voyage. As space missions increase in duration from months to years and extend well beyond Earth's orbit, so will the attendant risks of working in these extreme and isolated environmental conditions. Hazards to astronaut health range from greater radiation exposure and loss of bone and muscle density to intensified psychological stress from living with others in a confined space. Going beyond the body of biomedical research, the report examines existing space medicine clinical and behavioral research and health care data and the policies attendant to them. It describes why not enough is known today about the dangers of prolonged travel to enable humans to venture into deep space in a safe and sane manner. The report makes a number of recommendations concerning NASA's structure for clinical and behavioral research, on the need for a comprehensive astronaut health care system and on an approach to communicating health and safety risks to astronauts, their families, and the public.
