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.
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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Human Physiology and Behavioral Health
Explore Human Physiology Behavioral and Health Technical Briefs. Select to view a specific technical brief PDF.
Behavioral Health and Performance
Bone Loss
Crew Survivability
Decompression Sickness (DCS)
Exercise Overview
Food and Nutrition
Mission Duration
Mortality Related to Human Spaceflight
Orthostatic Intolerance
Sensorimotor
Waste Management
Water
Medical Care
Explore Medical Care Technical Briefs. Select to view a specific technical brief PDF.
Crew Selection and Recertification
Health Stabilization Program
Longitudinal Health Surveillance
Pharmaceuticals and Medications
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS)
Spaceflight Experience & Medical Care
Spaceflight Toxicology
Waivered Health Conditions
Mishaps
Explore Mishap Technical Briefs. Select to view a specific technical brief PDF.
Vehicle Systems
Explore Vehicle Systems Technical Briefs. Select to view a specific technical brief PDF.
Acceleration
Acoustics
Apollo Lunar Lander
Artemis Lighting
Automated and Robotic Systems
Cabin Architecture
Carbon Dioxide
Cognitive Workload
Design for Maintainability
Electrical Shock
Environmental Control and Life Support System
Extraterrestrial Surface Transport Vehicles (Rovers)
Fire Protection
Habitable Atmosphere
Human-in-the-Loop (HITL)
Lighting Design
Lunar Dust
Microbiology in Space Overview
Non-Ionizing Radiation
Radiation Protection
Sleep Accommodations
Touch Temperature
Usability, Workload, Error
Vehicle Hatches
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List View of Technical Briefs
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Behavioral Health and Performance
Crew Selection and Recertification
Decompression & LEA Suit Mishaps
Environmental Control & Life Support System
Extraterrestrial Surface Transport Vehicles (Rovers)
Longitudinal Health Surveillance
Microbiology in Space Overview
Mortality Related to Human Spaceflight
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS)
