Identification should include a discussion of aerospace medicine, to include
- various environmental elements, such as weightlessness, solar wind, and extreme temperatures and their influence on human activity in space
- physiological changes brought on by the space environment such as
- bone density
- blood flow
- vertigo/vestibular awareness
- physical/mental criteria for becoming an astronaut
- psychological effects of the space environment
- aerospace medicine as a specialization of the medical field.
Teacher Resources:
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is a crewed operation?
- What is microgravity?
- Why is sanitation important in a space environment?
- What types of food sources are appropriate for a crewed operation?
- What are two effects of the space environment on crewed operations? How can the effects of the space environment be minimized?
- How does the solar wind affect crewed operations?
- Why is it important to understand the effects of the space environment on human physiology?