Technical Briefs
Technical Briefs are available for standards that offer technical data, background, and application notes for vehicle developers and medical professionals. These tech briefs integrate content from multiple standards and provide a quick, informative resource to reference when working with NASA-STD-3001. Browse to view all technical briefs or explore by category to the right.
Space Adaptation Sickness (SAS)
This technical brief describes the theories of causes, symptoms, and treatments provided to crew to help minimize the impact of Space Adaptation Sickness.
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Human Phys and Behavioral Health
Crew health and performance are critical to successful human space exploration. This section contains briefs describing the effects of spaceflight on human physiology and behavioral health and provides some of the knowledge base, technologies, and countermeasure strategies that permit safe and successful human spaceflight.
Human Physiology and Behavioral Health
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Medical Care
Spaceflight presents unique medical challenges, requiring specialized approaches to healthcare in a remote, confined environment. This section covers briefs on in-flight medical capabilities, crew screening and monitoring, pharmaceuticals and medications, and contingency planning.
Waivered Health Conditions
NASA astronaut applicants undergo a thorough medical examination screening process prior to being as astronauts. This medical technical brief discusses the selection/recertification process and outlines the procedure along with examples for waiving a medical condition on recertification.
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Mishaps
Understanding and mitigating mistakes and malfunctions is crucial for mission success. This section focuses on mishaps related to behavioral health, decompression, entry and landing, and extravehicular activity. The briefs analyze past incidents to inform safety protocols and risk management strategies for crew safety and mission reliability.
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Vehicle Systems
The design and functionality of spacecraft systems are vital for supporting human life and wellbeing in space. This section covers a broad range of briefs, from acoustics, lighting, and automated and robotic systems, to microbiology, rovers, and environmental control and life support systems.
Vehicle Systems
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Behavioral Health and Performance
Crew Selection and Recertification
Decompression and LEA Suit Mishaps
Environmental Control and Life Support System
Extraterrestrial Surface Transport Vehicles (Rovers)
Longitudinal Health Surveillance
Microbiology in Space Overview
Mortality Related to Human Spaceflight
Pharmaceuticals and Medications
Space Adaptation Sickness (SAS)
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS)
