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Incorporating Research Findings into Standards and Requirements for Space MedicineThe Vision for Exploration has been the catalyst for NASA to refocus its life sciences research. In the future, life sciences research funded by NASA will be focused on answering questions that directly impact setting physiological standards and developing effective countermeasures to the undesirable physiological and psychological effects of spaceflight for maintaining the health of the human system. This, in turn, will contribute to the success of exploration class missions. We will show how research will impact setting physiologic standards, such as exposure limits, outcome limits, and accepted performance ranges. We will give examples of how a physiologic standard can eventually be translated into an operational requirement, then a functional requirement, and eventually spaceflight hardware or procedures. This knowledge will be important to the space medicine community as well as to vehicle contractors who, for the first time, must now consider the human system in developing and constructing a vehicle that can achieve the goal of success.
Document ID
20080026194
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Duncan, J. Michael
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
May 14, 2006
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aerospace Medical Association Conference
Location: Orlando, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: May 14, 2006
End Date: May 18, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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