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Countermeasure development to space adaptationAt the Johnson Space Center we are actively involved, with the collaboration of other NASA Centers and the scientific community at large, in the search for ways to counter the negative affects of spaceflight beginning with the improvement in our understanding of the adaptation. Heretofore this search will be broadly referred to as countermeasures development and includes not only the preservation of physiological well-being but also pyschological well-being. The psychological integrity of crews will, undoubtedly, become progressively more important as lengths, remoteness, and risks of missions increase. The character and priorities of our contermeasure development is very much dependent upon the character of the mission and requires a very close liaison between Medical Operations and the investigators. Because of the demands which countermeasure implementation imposes upon crew schedules and because of the potential weight, power, and budget impacts of the hardware and its development, a countermeasure can only become operational when it is either adequately validated or the human risk of not applying the existing technology exceeds the other negative impacts not directly related to crew health and safety.
Document ID
19950056979
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Larochelle, F. T.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Charles, J.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Harm, D. L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Fortney, S. M.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Siconolfi, S.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publisher: Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
95A88578
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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