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Careers and Education: An Overview

Encyclopedia of Bioastronautics

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Bioastronautics education is an elementary-through-postgraduate-level, multidisciplinary specialty that focuses on biological research on (1) the health and productivity of crews living and working in space, (2) the science of human space missions, and (3) the transfer of new knowledge for practical applications on Earth.

Introduction

The inspirational and educational value of space exploration has been codified in the Global Exploration Strategy, which endorses space knowledge development and transfer as essential elements of an interdependent spacefaring world (Pace and Giuseppe 2012). Educators are playing a unique role in developing strategic partnerships and sharing best educational practices to further global understanding of the benefits of space exploration for life on Earth. They are preparing the next generation of scientists for the twenty-first-century space workforce and positioning bioastronautics education as one of space exploration’s most compelling...

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The author would like to acknowledge the Springer editorial office for its guidance. The author also wishes to thank Drs. Gregory Vogt, Amanda Hackler, David Klaus, Elizabeth Klerman, David Dinges, Joseph Akinyede and William Thomson, and Mr. James Denk, for their contributions to this manuscript.

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  1. National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Marlene Y. MacLeish

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    Marlene Y. MacLeish

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MacLeish, M.Y. (2018). Careers and Education: An Overview. In: Young, L., Sutton, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Bioastronautics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10152-1_122-1

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