NASA Space Flight Health Standards Report Due in March
Editor’s note: According to the National Academies of Science, “Review of NASA’s Space Flight Health Standards-Setting Process” (Letter Report) is due to be released in March by the Institute of Medicine. This report “Assesses the current process by which NASA establishes space flight health standards such as fitness-for-duty criteria and limits on radiation and other exposures. The standards are intended to mitigate health risks astronauts face during long missions.”