title: Nurses' contributions to the US space program.
abstract: Nurses have been engaged in aspects of aviation and space endeavors from their beginnings. Although no nurse has been chosen as a potential astronaut, nurses have contributed to the space program in many ways. Nurses and other health care providers use technology adapted from the space program. The future of extended space flight remains unclear, although work continues on completing a space station for extended stays on the moon and trips to Mars. Nurses may be one of the health care team members on these excursions.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Resources, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Czerwinski
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Plush
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Bailes
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing; D013026:Space Flight; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration