Space Physiology and Medicine

Arnauld E. Nicogossian, MD, FACPM, FACP Distinguished Research Professor Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University Senior Editor, World Medical and Health Policy Journal, and Former NASA Associate Administrator, Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Arlington, VA, USA  Richard S. Williams, MD, FACS Chief Health and Medical Officer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC, USA  Carolyn L. Huntoon, PhD Former Director NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center & Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management, DOE Barrington, Rhode Island, USA  Charles R. Doarn, MBA Special Assistant to the Chief Health and Medical Officer NASA Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer Washington, DC, USA Research Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine School of Medicine Unviersity of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, USA   James D. Polk, DO, MS, MMM, CPE, FACOEP Senior Medical Officer  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Former Chief Flight Medicine NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas, USA  Victor S. Schneider, MD Program Executive Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate NASA HQ Visiting Associate Professor University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA 

Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Contributors.- Introduction.- Section I: Introduction to Space Medicine.- Chapter 1:Evolution of Human Capabilities and Space Medicine.- Chapter 2: The Environment of Space Exploration.- Chapter 3:Living and Working in Space: An Overview of Physiological Adaptation, Performance, and Health Risks.- Section II: Space Craft Environments.- Chapter 4: Toxicology.- Chapter 5: Microbiology.- Chapter 6: Acoustics and Audition.- Chapter 7: Radiation Health and Protection.- Section III: Space Flight and Crew Health: Adaptation, Pathophysiology, Rehabilitation, and Countermeasures.- Chapter 8: Cardiopulmonary System: Aeromedical Considerations.- Chapter 9: Neurology.- Chapter 10: Regulatory Physiology.- Chapter 11:Metabolism and Nutrition.- Chapter 12: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.- Chapter 13:Musculoskeletal Adaptation to Space Flight.- Chapter 14: Behavioral Health and Performance.- Section IV: Occupational Health and Safety Issues in Space Flight.- Chapter 15:Principles of Crew Health Monitoring and Care.- Chapter 16: International Dimension of Space Medicine.- Section V: Ground-Based and Academic Training Programs.- Chapter 17: Simulations and Analogs (Test-Beds).- Chapter 18: Training in Space Medicine.- Section VI:Future Perspectives.- Chapter 19: Commercial Space Tourism and Space as a Biomedical Laboratory.- Acronyms.