Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024 Oct;95(10):797-805. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.6472.2024.
From the very beginning of America's human spaceflight program, space medicine has been at the forefront. There has been a variety of diverse individuals, over six decades, whose contributions helped shape what space medicine is within NASA today.
An extensive review of historical documents (including reports, manuscripts, advisory committee reports, and oral histories of key individuals) related to space medicine, aerospace medicine, and life sciences at NASA Headquarters was performed.
Early in NASA's history, oral histories from individuals in key leadership positions were obtained. In addition, repeated searches of the archives provided a plethora of material on space medicine and life sciences from the first two decades or so, but it is somewhat sparse over the most recent four decades. Each of these sources helped develop a historical narrative of those key individuals who were in senior leadership positions at NASA Headquarters beginning in 1958 through the present time.
A review of the archived material tells a compelling story of how and why space medicine developed in the way it did at the agency level. The inspiration and the individual personalities, concomitant with the early influence from the U.S. Air Force, laid the groundwork for this discipline as it relates to human spaceflight. Doarn CR. Evolution of space medicine at NASA. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024; 95(10):797-805.
从美国载人航天计划的一开始，空间医学就处于前沿地位。在过去的六十年里，有各种各样的人，他们的贡献帮助塑造了今天 NASA 内部的空间医学。
对 NASA 总部的空间医学、航空航天医学和生命科学相关的历史文件（包括报告、手稿、顾问委员会报告和关键人物的口述历史）进行了广泛的回顾。
在 NASA 早期历史中，获得了来自关键领导职位的个人的口述历史。此外，对档案的反复搜索提供了大量关于前 20 年左右的空间医学和生命科学的材料，但最近 40 年的材料有些稀少。这些来源都有助于形成一个历史叙述，讲述那些自 1958 年以来在 NASA 总部担任高级领导职务的关键人物的情况。
对存档材料的回顾讲述了一个引人入胜的故事，讲述了空间医学在机构层面上是如何以及为何以这种方式发展的。灵感和个人个性，再加上早期来自美国空军的影响，为这一与人类太空飞行相关的学科奠定了基础。Doarn CR. NASA 空间医学的演变。航空航天医学与人的表现。2024；95（10）：797-805.
