Space Medicine In this installment, Dr Heinz Haber discusses the budding science of space medicine and the issues it must address in relation to space travel and exploration. The problems of air supply and heat exchange are touched upon as are the hazards of high energy particles. But the major portion of the chapter goes towards addressing the issue of weightlessness. This was written before man had gone into space, or even experienced zero-g for longer than a few seconds. The issue is discussed in the areas of physiology, body movement and orientation, and resulting nausea. As an aside, I have almost completed Ben Bova’s Grand Tour on audio book. On many occasions throughout the series he talks about the (now well established) effects of zero-g on people new to the experience. Dr. Haber seems quite on the money with his descriptions of the likely effects of the experience. So here we are, Space Medicine:
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