369 pgs, 1997, Krieger Publishing
  ISBN 978-0894640513

For more than three decades of manned spaceflight, data has been collected on the effects of its unique environment (weightlessness, cosmic radiation, etc.) on health and well-being, but until now, it was only published in inaccessible, highly specialized journals. The International Space University stimulated the need for this two-volume series, which compiles the gathered knowledge specifically for teaching purposes and for probing into fundamental life processes and their reaction to altered physical forces.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

Section I: The Space Environment

1. Vacuum, Temperature, and Microgravity
2. Radiation Biology

Section II: Response of Living Systems to Spaceflight

3. Cellular Responses to Spaceflight
4. Response of the Cardiovascular System to Spaceflight
5. Response of the neurovestibular System to Spaceflight
6. Response of the Skeletal System to Spaceflight
7. Response of Skeletal Muscle to Spaceflight
8. Response of the Immune System to Spaceflight
9. Response of the Respiratory System to Spaceflight
10. Food and Nutrition During Spaceflight
11. Operational Medicine and Health Care Delivery
12. Countermeasures and Artificial Gravity

VOLUME 2

Section III: Psychosocial Issues of Spaceflight

14. The Experience of Spaceflight: Personal Insights
15. Behavior and Performance in the Space Environment
16. Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, and Performance
17. Human Factors and Habitability Issues for the Design of Space Habitats
18. Will Space Change Humanity?

Section IV: Life Support Systems

19. Introduction to Life Support Systems
20. Issues and Solutions for Short-Duration Flights: A Historical Perspective on Physicochemical Systems
21. Microbiological Issues of Space Life Support Systems
22. Bioregenerative Life Support for Space Habitation and Extended Planetary Missions
23. Life Support and Performance Issues for Extravehicular Activity