Article Dans Une Revue Advances in Space Research Année : 2010

Medical survey of European astronauts during Mir missions.

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This paper reviews the medical operations performed on six European astronauts during seven space missions on board the space station Mir. These missions took place between November 1988 and August 1999, and their duration ranged from 14 days to 189 days. Steps of pre-flight medical selection and flight certification are presented. Countermeasures program used during the flight, as well as rehabilitation program following short and long-duration missions are described. Also reviewed are medical problems encountered during the flight, post-flight physiological changes such as orthostatic intolerance, exercise capacity, blood composition, muscle atrophy, bone density, and radiation exposure.

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hal-00532589 , version 1 (04-11-2010)

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Gilles Clément, Douglas Hamilton, L. Davenport, B. Comet. Medical survey of European astronauts during Mir missions.. Advances in Space Research, 2010, 46 (7), pp.831-839. ⟨10.1016/j.asr.2010.05.023⟩. ⟨hal-00532589⟩
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