Crew Medical Telecon Summary

Crew Medical Telecon Summary Crew Medical Telecon - NASA TV Keith’s note: I live-tweeted the ISS crew telecon at @NASAWatch - highlights: Jared Isaacman: It is in the best interest of crew II to return early. Crew 12 will launch in mid-Feb. Evaluating earlier launch opportunities. JD Polk: no mention will be made of a particular astronaut or diagnosis. Need to respect privacy of astronaut. That astronaut is “absolutely stable”. The incident was sufficient enough that we would like to complete work-up on the ground with full suite of medical hardware. Not a emergency departure but there is a lingering risk. JD Polk: Previous incidents on ISS that guide response? JD Polk - yes - we have had capabilities on orbit that very always able to treat medical things that popped up during past 25 years. JD Polk: Previous incidents on ISS that guide response? JD Polk - yes - we have had capabilities on orbit that very always able to treat medical things that popped up during past 25 years. Jared Isaacman: Will there me a medical officer on ISS? All astronauts have extensive medical training. Having a M.D. on board would not really change anything. We are exercising capabilities that were engineered into ISS - at will. Jared Isaacman: Good question: what in space medical capabilities need to be in place for Moon and Mars missions. ISS already has a capability. We continue to learn. We will see if that informs on-orbit space ops - then to the Moon - then deep space missions to Mars. One response to “Crew Medical Telecon Summary” Leave a Reply Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment.

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