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Astronauts

Fixing Astronaut Health Care – And Behavior

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
July 27, 2007

NASA Fact Sheet on the Findings of the Astronaut Health Care System Review Committee

“The Next Steps: Some of the findings in the report, including those related to “heavy use of alcohol by astronauts in the immediate preflight period,” will require additional review by NASA. The committee did not provide NASA with specific details of the alleged incidents. As a result, NASA must independently determine the facts of the reported incidents.”

NASA JSC Internal Assessment of Medical Practices after Nowak Incident

“STS-121 crew flight surgeons were queried and did not note any indications of concern from pre-flight to in-flight to post-flight. Similar queries were made of the STS-116 (Commander Oefelein’s flight) crew flight surgeons, and again no indications of concern were noted. Her medical and behavioral health records were reviewed and there were again no indications of medical or psychological problems.”

NASA Astronaut Health Care System Review Committee February – June, 2007 Report to the Administrator

“Preparation for exploration class space flight requires NASA to focus much more attention on human behavior. Astronauts must be selected, trained, evaluated, monitored, and supported in order to be effective as individuals, and more importantly, so they can be effective members of a team that will be isolated and under great mental and physical stress for a period of several years before their return to Earth. NASA’s Astronaut Office and medical system should be structured to optimally execute that mission.”

Opening Remarks on Astronaut Health Reports by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale

“Mike Griffin and I will closely monitor progress on these issues. After the review is completed, it is our intention to share the findings with the public, to the maximum extent possible.”

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