Preliminary considerations regarding NASA's bioastronautics critical path roadmap : Interim report / Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the Naional Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronauts--Health and hygiene.

Astronauts.

Space medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (45 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

NASA's bioastronautics critical path roadmap

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight are important goals for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), yet human space flight remains an endeavor with substantial risks. Potential hazards include exposure of the crew to space radiation, degraded crew performance related to human behavioral and other health changes, failure of life support systems, and the adverse effects of space flight on human biological systems. The Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap (BCPR) is designed to provide summary assessments of the importance of each risk, and the current state of science and technology with respect to minimizing them. Preliminary Considerations Regarding NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the content and processes of the BCPR as applied to the missions described in the President's exploration initiative and identifies the unique challenges for accomplishing its goals and objectives.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Contents

Summary

Introduction

Strengths and Weaknesses of the BCPR

Preliminary Conclusions

Next Steps

Works Cited

Appendixes

Appendix A Methods

Appendix B NASA. 2004. Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap (BCPR): An Approach to Risk Reduction and Management for Human Space Flight. Houston, TX: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

Appendix C Bibliography of Related National Academies Reports

Appendix D Committee and Staff Biographical Information.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).

ISBN:

0-309-16536-9

1-282-08317-1

9786612083174

0-309-54721-0

OCLC:

229178575