摘要: |
The three objectives for this research project are: (i) development of recommendations for the medical standards for suborbital and orbital space vehicle crew members; (ii) development of recommendations for passenger acceptance criteria for suborbital and orbital space flight; and (iii) development of a model passenger 'Informed Consent' document for use by space launch operators to convey the risks related to personal medical status to their passengers. The project will collect and review of the existing literature addressing pilot medical certification, passenger medical evaluation guidelines, and recommendations about testing and training for both crew members and passengers. The project will convene a working group of previous authors of these documents, experts in space medicine and physiology, operational support personnel, training experts, and safety professionals to draft a consolidated set of recommendations for the medical certification of crew members, medical clearance of passengers, and training procedures. The project will conduct a study of the information that is required for passengers to complete an 'Informed Consent' declaration. In addition to the content of an 'informed consent' document, we will analyze and test the language reading level most appropriate for these forms to be easily understood by both individuals with English as their primary language and those for whom English is a second language. |