As space medicine evolved from the late 1950s onward, the need arose for a ready reference for students and practitioners on the basic concepts of this new specialty. Through three editions edited by leaders in the development of space medicine, this classic text has met the need. This fourth edition of Space Physiology and Medicine provides succinct, evidence-based summaries of the current knowledge base in space medicine and serves as a source of information on the space environment, responses, and practices. Additionally, there is extensive online material available for each chapter, featuring overviews and self-study questions.



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 


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