bioastronautics
Astronaut health science
Bioastronautics is the branch of science dealing with the biological and medical effects of space travel on living organisms.
The field studies how humans and other life forms respond to conditions like weightlessness, radiation exposure, and confined environments: Bioastronautics research has revealed significant bone density loss during extended missions.
Extremely weak gravitational force
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- proprioceptionBody's spatial self-awareness
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- sensorimotorRelating sensation to movement
Vehicle for outer space
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- spacesuitPressurized garment for vacuum
- dockingConnecting to a port
- orbitalRevolving around another
lunar · mission · ISS · crew · launch · reentry · interplanetary · transit
Spinning density-separation device
- simulationImitation of real processes
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
Remote medical care delivery
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
Protecting from harm
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- carcinogenesisMalignant transformation process
microgravity
Extremely weak gravitational force
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- proprioceptionBody's spatial self-awareness
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
spacecraft
Vehicle for outer space
orbital · lunar · mission · ISS · crew · launch · reentry · interplanetary · transit · expedition
centrifuge
Spinning density-separation device
- simulationImitation of real processes
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
telemedicine
Remote medical care delivery
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
shielding
Protecting from harm
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- carcinogenesisMalignant transformation process