Evolution of Space Medicine at NASA.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q4 BIOPHYSICS

Aerospace medicine and human performance Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.3357/AMHP.6472.2024

Charles R Doarn

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Abstract

Introduction: From the very beginning of America's human spaceflight program, space medicine has been at the forefront. There has been a variety of diverse individuals, over six decades, whose contributions helped shape what space medicine is within NASA today.

Methods: An extensive review of historical documents (including reports, manuscripts, advisory committee reports, and oral histories of key individuals) related to space medicine, aerospace medicine, and life sciences at NASA Headquarters was performed.

Results: Early in NASA's history, oral histories from individuals in key leadership positions were obtained. In addition, repeated searches of the archives provided a plethora of material on space medicine and life sciences from the first two decades or so, but it is somewhat sparse over the most recent four decades. Each of these sources helped develop a historical narrative of those key individuals who were in senior leadership positions at NASA Headquarters beginning in 1958 through the present time.

Discussion: A review of the archived material tells a compelling story of how and why space medicine developed in the way it did at the agency level. The inspiration and the individual personalities, concomitant with the early influence from the U.S. Air Force, laid the groundwork for this discipline as it relates to human spaceflight. Doarn CR. Evolution of space medicine at NASA. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024; 95(10):797-805.

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美国国家航空航天局太空医学的演变。

导言：从美国载人航天计划开始之初，航天医学就一直走在前列。六十多年来，有许多不同的人，他们的贡献帮助塑造了今天美国国家航空航天局（NASA）内的空间医学：对 NASA 总部与空间医学、航空航天医学和生命科学有关的历史文件（包括报告、手稿、咨询委员会报告和关键人物的口述历史）进行了广泛的审查：在美国国家航空航天局历史的早期，获得了关键领导岗位人员的口述历史。此外，对档案的反复搜索提供了前二十年左右有关空间医学和生命科学的大量资料，但最近四十年的资料略显稀少。这些资料都有助于对从 1958 年至今在美国国家航空航天局总部担任高级领导职务的关键人物进行历史描述：通过对档案材料的回顾，我们可以看到一个令人信服的故事，即空间医学是如何以及为什么会在机构层面上以这样的方式发展起来的。这些灵感和个性，加上美国空军的早期影响，为这门与载人航天有关的学科奠定了基础。Doarn CR.美国国家航空航天局太空医学的演变。Aerosp Med Hum Perform.2024; 95(10):797-805.

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Aerospace medicine and human performance PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH -MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

CiteScore

1.10

自引率

22.20%

发文量

272

期刊介绍： The peer-reviewed monthly journal, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance (AMHP), formerly Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, provides contact with physicians, life scientists, bioengineers, and medical specialists working in both basic medical research and in its clinical applications. It is the most used and cited journal in its field. It is distributed to more than 80 nations.