This project will allow space health professionals to think about the epidemiological challenges that could arise as more individuals work in the space environment and move between exoplanets, orbital platforms and Earth.
Two of the team members have extensive public health, epidemiology and immunology backgrounds and the third member is interested in all of the above. We wanted to develop a case study that could be used in our classrooms and in training scenarios. Two of our team members will never forget the day as children when they watched the astronauts of Apollo 11 walk on the moon. They have carried their love of space and space travel forward into their professional careers. This was a great opportunity to bring space into the classroom.
Check out what our team has done here: https://prezi.com/jz-yelbvhdyo/?token=3c32b3aecb756ff0ded6fa5c98050f21ee652af753944f44d3e43608d40f52ab&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
We have produced a Prezi showcasing our project.
Our team has used all of the following:
NASA urls for data:
NASA Life Sciences Data Archive (http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov)
Experiment Name (ID): Cellular Immune Response (MA-031)
Data tables for :
Leukocyte numbers pre/post flight
Lymphocyte response pre/post flight
T, B, and Unresponsive lymphocyte numbers pre/post flight
Other resources:
NASA (2006). New and improved antimatter spaceship for Mars missions. Beyond Earth: Expanding human presence into the solar system. https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/home/antimatter_spaceship.html
Roach, Mary (2010). Packing for Mars. W.W. Norton Company: New York: NY.
Space.com (2012). Warp drive may be more feasible than thought, scientists say. https://www.space.com/17628-warp-drive-possible-interstellar-spaceflight.html
Stirone, S. (2020). What happens to our body when you die in space? Popular Science. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-die-in-space?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Reactivation of Endogenous Retroviruses and Disease
Microbial Growth in Space
Immune Response and the ISS or Low Gravity
Radiation/Solar Radiation and Travel to MARS/Space