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Book Space Biology and Medicine  Space and its exploration

Download or read book Space Biology and Medicine Space and its exploration written by Arnauld E. Nicogossian and published by AIAA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first volume in the Space Biology and Medicine series, contributors describe the current status of their understanding of space, highlighting physical and ecological conditions as well as heavenly bodies, and provide general information that will prove useful in the later volumes. The book is divided into four parts: Part I, Historical Perspective; Part II, The Space Environment; Part III, Life in the Universe; and Part IV, Space Exploration. Chapter contributions were made by both U.S. and Russian authors. The book also features an appendix of Astronomical and Physical Quantities, a detailed subject index, and an 8-page color section.

Book Advances in Space Biology and Medicine

Download or read book Advances in Space Biology and Medicine written by S.L. Bonting and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-12-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past several years there has been a shortage of flight opportunities for biological and medical projects. And those that were available usually had severe restrictions on instrumentation, number of subjects, duration, time allotted for performing the experiments, a possibility for repetition of experiments. It is our hope and expectation that this will change once the international Space Station is in full operation. The advantages of a permanent space station, already demonstrated by the Russian Mir station, are continuous availability of expert crew and a wide range of equipment, possibility of long-term experiments where this is waranted, increased numbers of subjects through larger laboratory space, proper controls in the large 1-G centrifuge, easier repeatability of experiments when needed. The limited number of flight opportunities during recent years probably explains why it has taken so long to acquire a sufficient number of high quality contributions for this seventh volume of Advances in Space Biology and Medicine. While initially the series wassailed at annually appearing volumes, we are now down to a biannual appearance. Hopefully, it will be possible to return to annual volumes in the future when results from space station experimentation at beginning to pour in. The first three chapters of this volume deal with muscle. Fejtek and Wassersug provide a survey of all studies on muscle of rodents flown in space, and include an interesting demography of this aspect of space research. Riley reviews our current knowledge of the effects of long-term spaceflight and re-entry on skeletal muscle, and considers the questions still to be answered before we can be satisfied that long-term space missions, such as on the space station, can be safely undertaken. Stein reviews our understanding of the nutritional and hormonal aspects of muscle loss in spaceflight, and concludes that the protein loss in space could be deleterious to health during flight and after return. Strollo summarizes our understanding of the major endocrine systems on the ground, then considers what we know about their functioning in space, concluding that there is much to be learned about the changes taking place during spaceflight. The many problems of providing life support (oxygen regeneration and food supply) during extended stay on the Moon, on Mars, or in space by means of plant cultivation are discussed by Salisbury. The challenges of utilizing electrophoresis in microgravity for the separation of cells and proteins are illustrated and explained by Bauer and colleagues. Finally, the chapter on teaching of space life sciences by Schmitt shows that this field of science has come of age, but also that its multidisciplinary character poses interesting challenges to teaching it.

Book Space Biology and Medicine

Download or read book Space Biology and Medicine written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicogossian, Arnauld E., Investigator, NASA Center: HQS.

Book A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century

Download or read book A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-09-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction of the international space station, scheduled to start in late 1998, ushers in a new era for laboratory sciences in space. This is especially true for space life sciences, which include not only the use of low gravity as an experimental parameter to study fundamental biological processes but also the study of the serious physiological changes that occur in astronauts as they remain in space for increasingly longer missions. This book addresses both of these aspects and provides a comprehensive review of ground-based and space research in eleven disciplines, ranging from bone physiology to plant biology. It also offers detailed, prioritized recommendations for research during the next decade, which are expected to have a considerable impact on the direction of NASA's research program. The volume is also a valuable reference tool for space and life scientists.

Book Space and Life

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hubert Planel
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2004-04-27
  • ISBN : 0203602102
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Space and Life written by Hubert Planel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since our first manned space flights we have learned much about how the human body adapts to the space environment and in particular, to the absence of gravity. Today, space research provides a better understanding of our physiological response mechanisms to microgravity. Space and Life: An Introduction to Space Biology and Medicine describe

Book A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century

Download or read book A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-10-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction of the international space station, scheduled to start in late 1998, ushers in a new era for laboratory sciences in space. This is especially true for space life sciences, which include not only the use of low gravity as an experimental parameter to study fundamental biological processes but also the study of the serious physiological changes that occur in astronauts as they remain in space for increasingly longer missions. This book addresses both of these aspects and provides a comprehensive review of ground-based and space research in eleven disciplines, ranging from bone physiology to plant biology. It also offers detailed, prioritized recommendations for research during the next decade, which are expected to have a considerable impact on the direction of NASA's research program. The volume is also a valuable reference tool for space and life scientists.

Book Fundamentals of Space Biology

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  • Author : Gilles Clément
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2006-10-28
  • ISBN : 0387379401
  • Pages : 394 pages

Download or read book Fundamentals of Space Biology written by Gilles Clément and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-28 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the effects of spaceflight at cellular and organism levels. Research on the effects of gravity - or its absence - and ionizing radiation on the evolution, development, and function of living organisms is presented in layman's terms. The book describes the benefits of space biology for basic and applied research to support human space exploration and the advantages of space as a laboratory for scientific, technological, and commercial research.

Book Space Biology and Medicine

Download or read book Space Biology and Medicine written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Space Biology and Medicine  Health  performance  and safety of space crews

Download or read book Space Biology and Medicine Health performance and safety of space crews written by Arnauld E. Nicogossian and published by Amer Inst of Aeronautics &. This book was released on 1993 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the medical and associated organizational measures used to maintain the health of space crews and to support their performance before, during, and after space flight. Known collectively as the medical flight support system, they are important contributors to the safety and success of space flight.

Book Space Science in the Twenty first Century

Download or read book Space Science in the Twenty first Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fundamentals of Space Medicine

Download or read book Fundamentals of Space Medicine written by Gilles Clément and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-09 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This readable text presents findings from the life science experiments conducted during and after space missions. It provides an insight into the space medical community and the real challenges that face the flight surgeon and life science investigator.

Book Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine

Download or read book Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine written by O. G. Gazenko and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: