Title: Identify the effects of the space environment on crewed operations.
Course: Aerospace Technology I (21055-I) > Section: Living and Working in the Space Environment

Identification should include a discussion of aerospace medicine, to include

- various environmental elements, such as weightlessness, solar wind, and extreme temperatures and their influence on human activity in space
- physiological changes brought on by the space environment such as
  - bone density
  - blood flow
  - vertigo/vestibular awareness
- physical/mental criteria for becoming an astronaut
- psychological effects of the space environment
- aerospace medicine as a specialization of the medical field.

Teacher Resources:

- Aerospace Medical Association
- Astronaut Training and Selection, NASA Facts, NASA
- Learning by Living and Working in Space, NASA
- Sleeping On-Board the International Space Station, NASA

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a crewed operation?
- What is microgravity?
- Why is sanitation important in a space environment?
- What types of food sources are appropriate for a crewed operation?
- What are two effects of the space environment on crewed operations? How can the effects of the space environment be minimized?
- How does the solar wind affect crewed operations?
- Why is it important to understand the effects of the space environment on human physiology?