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Refinements to the Methods for Developing Spacecraft Exposure Guidelines

Refinements to the Methods for Developing Spacecraft Exposure Guidelines

National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

Paperback

Medical ReferenceAstronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN10: 0309390788
ISBN13: 9780309390781
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
Published: May 7 2016
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

Human spaceflight is inherently risky, with numerous potential hazards posed at each phase of a mission. Potential health risks during spaceflights include short-term health consequences from being in microgravity, as well as long-term health consequences that arise, or continue, months or years after a flight. Additional health considerations are risks posed by exposure to environmental contaminants onboard spacecraft. Because the International Space Station and spacecraft are closed environments that require recirculation of air and water supplies, some contamination of the air and water will occur. Even with onboard air and water purification systems, chemicals will accumulate in the air and water as they recirculate or are recycled onboard. Therefore, it is necessary for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to identify hazardous contaminants and determine exposure levels that are not expected to pose a health risk to astronauts.

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