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The Apollo Medical Operations Project: Recommendations to Improve Crew Health and Performance for Future Exploration Missions and Lunar Surface OperationsMedical requirements for the future Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM), advanced Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits and Lunar habitat are currently being developed. Crews returning to the lunar surface will construct the lunar habitat and conduct scientific research. Inherent in aggressive surface activities is the potential risk of injury to crewmembers. Physiological responses and the operational environment for short forays during the Apollo lunar missions were studied and documented. Little is known about the operational environment in which crews will live and work and the hardware will be used for long-duration lunar surface operations. Additional information is needed regarding productivity and the events that affect crew function such as a compressed timeline. The Space Medicine Division at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) requested a study in December 2005 to identify Apollo mission issues relevant to medical operations that had impact to crew health and/or performance. The operationally oriented goals of this project were to develop or modify medical requirements for new exploration vehicles and habitats, create a centralized database for future access, and share relevant Apollo information with the multiple entities at NASA and abroad participating in the exploration effort.
Document ID
20070031167
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Scheuring, Richard A.
(Texas Univ. Galveston, TX, United States)
Jones, Jeffrey A.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Jones, Jeffrey A.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Novak, Joseph D.
(Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Polk, James D.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Gillis, David B.
(Texas Univ. Galveston, TX, United States)
Schmid, Josef
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Duncan, James M.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Davis, Jeffrey R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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