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- Successfully makes the connection between space life sciences and medical operations
- For an understanding of what the space medical community is all about and the real challenges that face the flight surgeon and life science investigator
- Reflects what we do know in space life sciences at the beginning of the 21st century
- Points to the missing data, i.e. what we do not know and what we should know before committing to a larger access for humans (i.e., space tourists, by contrast with the current, professional astronauts) in space and for longer duration exploratory missions
Part of the book series: Space Technology Library (SPTL, volume 17)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
A total of more than 240 human space flights have been completed to date, involving about 450 astronauts from various countries, for a combined total presence in space of more than 70 years. The seventh long-duration expedition crew is currently in residence aboard the International Space Station, continuing a permanent presence in space that began in October 2000. During that time, investigations have been conducted on both humans and animal models to study the bone demineralization and muscle deconditioning, space motion sickness, the causes and possible treatment of postflight orthostatic intolerance, the changes in immune function, crew and crew-ground interactions, and the medical issues of living in a space environment, such as the effects of radiation or the risk of developing kidney stones.
Some results of these investigations have led to fundamental discoveries about the adaptation of the human body to the space environment. Gilles Clément has been active in this research. This readable text presents the findings from the life science experiments conducted during and after space missions.
Topics discussed in this book include: adaptation of sensory-motor, cardio-vascular, bone, and muscle systems to the microgravity of spaceflight; psychological and sociological issues of living in a confined, isolated, and stressful environment; operational space medicine, such as crew selection, training and in-flight health monitoring, countermeasures and support; results of space biology experiments on individual cells, plants, and animal models; and the impact of long-duration missions such as the human mission to Mars. The author also provides a detailed description of how to fly a space experiment, based on his own experience with research projects conducted onboard Salyut-7, Mir, Spacelab, and the Space Shuttle.
Now is the time to look at the future of human spaceflight and what comes next. The future human exploration of Mars capturesthe imagination of both the public and the scientific community. Many physiological, psychological, operational, and scientific issues need to be solved before the first crew can explore the enigmatic Red Planet. This book also identifies the showstoppers that can be foreseen and what we need to learn to fully understand the implications and risks of such a mission.
Authors and Affiliations
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Toulouse, France
Gilles Clément
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Space Medicine
Authors: Gilles Clément
Series Title: Space Technology Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3434-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3246-2Published: 21 March 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3434-3Published: 09 August 2007
Series ISSN: 0924-4263
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8896
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 361
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Automotive Engineering, Life Sciences, general, Medicine/Public Health, general, Social Sciences, general