Space medicine keeps space explorers healthy on Earth and in space. Wyle provides an integrated package of pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight services aimed at launching healthy individuals, minimizing the negative effects of microgravity while on orbit, and ensuring a safe and injury-free return and re-adaptation to Earth.
Wyle has provided space medicine services to NASA’s human space flight programs for the past 40-plus years including the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, NASA/Mir, International Space Station and Constellation Programs. Wyle’s space medicine expertise and capabilities are now expanding into the commercial spaceflight industry, where Wyle is actively engaged in leading the health management of prospective commercial space flight participants.
As human presence in space is redefined with each new space program, Wyle continues to be the leader in evolving the definition of medical care to match the flight profile. Collaborating with extramural experts from academia, private industry, military, and other Federal agencies, Wyle is at the forefront of exploring new technology and searching for innovative solutions to improve the standard of medical care and enhance human health and performance in space.
Space medicine services include:
- Pre-flight Planning and Preparation – concept of operations, medical standards, health policies, training curriculum, risk analysis and mitigation, medical screening, medical remediation, training, mission control simulations, medical data management, vehicle configuration, life support, science payloads, human-systems integration, emergency response planning
- In-flight Monitoring and Performance- in-flight health monitoring, life support monitoring, health management, risk management, mission support, science payload support, emergency response
- Post-flight Management and Analysis- post-flight medical screening and health management, rehabilitation, lessons learned analysis