Space Physiology and Medicine From Evidence to Practice

This book was awarded by The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) in 2018 with the Life Science Book Award.

“There is no question but this is a stunning textbook of use in a variety of settings. Certainly flight surgeons, biomedical researchers, and other scientists will view it a major boon to their efforts.” (Roger D. Launius, SPACE TIMES, Vol.56 (6), November – December, 2017)

“This fourth edition … provides succinct historical accounts of their evolution, and offers assessments of the increasingly more sophisticated information available on the space environment, risks to astronaut health, and countermeasures available to protect the human body. … Certainly, flight surgeons, biomedical researchers, and other scientists will view it a major boon to their efforts. … Space Physiology and Medicine has many sections that will greatly enhance knowledge of this most important of all aspects of human space exploration.” (Roger D. Launius, Quest Magazine, Vol. 24 (4), 2017)

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