Apollo Medical Operations Project: Recommendations for EVA and Lunar Surface Operations

Scheuring, R. A.; Davis, J. R.; Duncan, J. M.; Polk, J. D.; Jones, J. A.; Gillis, D. B.; Novak, J.

The potential risk of injury to crewmembers is inherent in aggressive surface activities, whether they be Moon-, Mars-, or asteroid-based. In December 2005, the Space Medicine Division at JSC requested a study to identify Apollo mission issues that had an impact to crew health or performance or both. This talk focused on the Apollo EVA suit and lunar surface operations concerning crew health and performance. There were roughly 20 recommendations from this study of Apollo for improving these two areas for future exploration missions, a few of which were incorporated into the Human Systems Integration Requirements (HSIR). Dr. Richard Scheuring covered these topics along with some of the analog work that has been done regarding surface operations and medical contingencies.

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20160014529

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Johnson Space Center

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https://mediaex-server.larc.nasa.gov/Academy/Play/a041eb3d58824fca9dd2e8f0e57ca5001d?catalog=8e500782-c73d-4bc2-ad69-cf59aec8420c

http://nescacademy.nasa.gov/category/5/sub/27

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December 6, 2016

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August 13, 2013

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Meeting: JSC Engineering Academy

Location: Houston, TX

Country: United States

Start Date: September 12, 2012

Sponsors: NASA Johnson Space Center

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