Selecting Medical Conditions Relevant to Exploration Spaceflight to Create the IMPACT 1.0 Medical Condition List.

Medical conditions occurring in spaceflight pose risks to the crew and the mission and these risks will be exacerbated during exploration-class missions. Probabilistic risk assessment is a method used at NASA to quantify this risk for low-Earth orbit operations. Informing Mission Planning via Analysis of Complex Tradespaces (IMPACT) is a next-generation tool suite that will perform these assessments for exploration-class missions.

Cognitive Changes in a Commercial Pilot Secondary to an Olfactory Meningioma.

Olfactory meningiomas are typically benign, slow-growing intracranial tumors with subtle presentations that result in delayed diagnosis. To date, only a few published reports describe meningiomas in airmen. None specifically mention olfactory meningiomas or detail the associated presence of cognitive impairment.

Expanding Knowledge and Exposure to Aerospace Medicine by Creating a Medical Student Curriculum.

Aerospace Medicine is a small medical specialty. With the increasing need for aircraft pilots, continued low Earth orbit NASA operations, and the emergence of commercial spaceflight, there is a necessity for recruiting and educating the next generation of Aerospace Medicine specialists. This study was designed to create and validate a short Aerospace Medicine curriculum.