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Medicine in space. (Guest Editorial).
The tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew reminded the nation of the importance of the space program and the courage of those who choose to risk their lives in the name of scientific discovery.
If the seven men and women who served on the final mission of Columbia--including the two physicians on board, Dr. David Brown and Dr. Laurel Clark--could talk to us today, I'm sure that they would tell us to learn whatever lessons we can from the accident and then move forward with the space program.
As we reflect on the bravery of the crew of the Columbia, we should also take a moment to reflect on how important our profession--medicine--has been to the space program. Since the early years, physicians have played a crucial role in monitoring and safeguarding the health of astronauts venturing into the new realm of outer space.
U.S. physicians first became directly involved in space flight in 1973, when Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin became one of the first American doctors to fly in space as a crew member of Skylab. Overall, 27 physicians have participated in the space program as astronauts or as candidates for space flight, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Physicians who have served as flight crew members have contributed to important developments in medical science. The miniaturization of instrumentation and medical devices came about largely from work done in space. Telemetry, the ability to "beam" results from one machine to another, also is an offshoot of aerospace research. The use of robotic arms in surgical procedures is yet another example of medical technology that owes a debt to the ...
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