aerospace medicine program focuses on how factors such as microgravity, radiation and isolation impact the human body in space and how that knowledge can drive innovation into diagnostics, treatment and disease prevention for patients on Earth./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nFormer NASA Administrator and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson told attendees the Artemis voyage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s return to the moon should inspire space medicine experts to make new discoveries./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019re in a whole new era, an exciting era, of space exploration that makes this time so special,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d Nelson said./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
Star Nona/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s goal was to bring together experts to understand current research on the health impacts of space travel and what challenges need to be addressed as more professional and commercial space travelers go to the moon and beyond./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nFormer NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam (left) and former NASA Administrator and Florida senator Bill Nelson (right) at the Star Nona 2026 event./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nThe Physical Challenges of Space Flight/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n Former NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam holds the record for most spacewalks on a single mission. He described how the body feels during launch and splashdown when G-forces are so strong you must remind yourself to breathe. He presented with his former NASA flight surgeon, Smith Johnson, now a faculty member at UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s new Center for Aerospace and Extreme Environments Medicine (CASEEM). The two discussed the important relationship between physicians and space travelers before, during and after a mission./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cI loved being an astronaut and flying space shuttles,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d Curbeam says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cThe only problem with space travel is that not a lot of people get to do it./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
Your Brain Actually Shifts in Space/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n Living in space causes the body/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s fluids to move up to the head and brain. But symptoms of that condition do more than cause puffy faces. Space travel actually causes the brain to shift. Jogi Pattisapu, of the Hydrocephalus and Neuroscience Institute, said as astronauts go to Mars for years-long missions and settle on the moon, scientists will have to understand how living in space affects brain function and create predictive tests and preventative measures. Eye health will be key, as fluid buildup has caused spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) in 70% of astronauts on the International Space Station, leading to farsightedness, optic nerve swelling and eyeball flattening./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cWhat are we going to do if the pilot goes blind 210 million miles from Earth?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d he said./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
Team Dynamics in Space/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nUCF Institute for Simulation and Training Professor Shawn Burke/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nInterpersonal communication is key to any team/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s success, but how do relationships change for crews in confined spaces and face additional challenges such as sleep deprivation, isolation and differences in rank and roles. Shawn Burke and Stephen Fiore from UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s Institute for Simulation and Training have researched team dynamics in space to understand and prevent collaboration failures that can impact mission success. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nTheir research has also identified the formal and informal roles crew members play in encouraging positive social interactions and teamwork, especially in long-term missions. Missions to Mars may take up to 36 months and include 20-minute communications delays to and from Mission Control. Team dynamics will impact performance, mental health and affect, Burke said, because /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cyou/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019re stuck with the people you have./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
Conducting Medical Research in Microgravity: Everything/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019s Upside Down/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nFlorida Space Institute Director Alain Berinstain/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/nThe weightlessness of space provides a unique research environment for new discoveries in areas including nutrient production, waste treatment, crystallization and biomanufacturing, said Alain Berinstain, director of the Florida Space Institute at UCF./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cTerrestrially, whenever space can make a difference, it’s a great economic driver,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d he said./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
In space, air doesn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u2019t slow down processes, he explained, so experiments that involve weight, separation, sedimentation, fluid flow and buoyancy change. His advice to researchers considering space as a lab?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201cTurn your experiment upside down. Does it still work? If the answer is no, you have a lot of work to do./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152631/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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