Space Medicine
Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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An Exhaustive Inventory of the International Space Station's Medicine Cabinet
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COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey
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SpaceDaily.com
Your portal to space medicine.
SpaceRef
Space Physiology and Medicine News.
CASE Medicine
The Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE Medicine) was founded in 2000 and is comprised of a group of clinicians and scientists who have specialist interests in the effects of extreme environments on the human body.
Center for Space Medicine
The Center for Space Medicine emphasizes discovery and innovation in high-priority areas of space biomedical science and technology. The center fosters biomedical discovery, advances the field of space medicine, trains scientists and physicians and translates space advances to benefit health on Earth. It is a collaborative enterprise involving multiple Baylor College of Medicine departments and centers, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, NASA, Rice University, Texas Medical Center institutions, and other national and international academic, industry and government organizations.
Centre for Space Medicine
The CSM focuses on both the facilitation of human space exploration and the improvement of quality of life on Earth through open innovation and cross-disciplinary application of techniques and technology. The Centre is inherently interdisciplinary in nature involving BioMedical, Cognitive / Robotics Engineering, Information Technology and Space Sciences domains.
International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine
We are an international organization with membership from many countries world wide. We invite you to browse our website using the menu on the left. News items are highlighted in the far right column.
Space Medicine Association
The association was founded for the express purpose of advancing the science and art of space medicine and the biological sciences, with special emphasis on the problems facing humans in the space environment.
Space Weather Prediction Center
The NOAA official weather site.
SpaceWeather.com
News and information about the sun-earth environment.
StarTalk
StarTalk, from Curved Light Productions, is the first and only popular commercial radio program devoted to all things space and is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. As Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, Tyson makes regular appearances as the “nation’s expert on space” on major news programs and popular shows (Daily Show, Colbert Report).
World Future Society
The World Future Society is an organization of people dedicated to exploring the future. Since its establishment more than 40 years ago, the Society and THE FUTURIST magazine have endeavored to do one thing and to excel at it and that is to serve as a neutral clearinghouse of ideas on the future.
Aerospace Medical Association
AsMA is an umbrella group providing a forum for many different disciplines to come together and share their expertise for the benefit of all persons involved in air and space travel. The Association has provided its expertise to a multitude of Federal and international agencies on a broad range of issues, including aviation and space medical standards, the aging pilot, and physiological stresses of flight.
Aerospace Medicine Clerkship
The clerkship involves formal lectures on space medicine topics and issues, as well as familiarization with the medical aspects of International Space Station operations, design and function.
CarlSagan.com
"We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself." Carl Sagan. You have arrived at the gateway to the Carl Sagan sites. Our mission is to awaken the broadest possible public to the wonders of nature as revealed by science.
Michio Kaku
Dr. Michio Kaku — theoretical physicist, bestselling author, acclaimed public speaker, renowned futurist, and popularizer of science. As co-founder of String Field Theory, Dr. Kaku carries on Einstein’s quest to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into a single grand unified theory of everything.
NOVA
NOVA is the highest rated science series on television and the most watched documentary series on public television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over.
Canadian Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) medical is responsible for the health and safety of Canadian astronauts. In this context, health is defined as complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or illness.
European Space Agency
The Space Medicine Office develops programmes for preventive health as well as human behaviour and performance, and provides medical training and support to astronauts.
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