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International space advocacy organization

Space Nursing Society

Formation	1991
Type	Professional organization
Purpose	Scientific
Headquarters	Palmdale, California, United States

The Space Nursing Society is an international space advocacy organization devoted to space nursing and space exploration by registered nurses. The society is an affiliated, non-profit special interest group associated with the National Space Society.

The society was founded in 1991 and has members from around the world including Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Scotland and the United States.

The society serves as a forum for the discussion and study of issues related to nursing in space and the impact of these studies on nursing on Earth.

References

Space Medicine Associates, Inc.
"Space Nursing Society prepares for future flights" Feature Story/Spotlight on Nurses - NurseZone.com, 2006
"The Care Up There" Archived 2007-04-11 at the Wayback Machine Nursing Spectrum - September 26, 2005
"New Frontier" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine The Nursing Spectrum - August 15, 2005
Linda Plush, RN and Dr. Eleanor O'Rangers of the Space Nursing Society Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine The Space Show - Radio interview April 19, 2005
"Origins, Founding, and Activities of the Space Nursing Society " Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 16, No. 2 , pgs. 96-100
"Space: A New Nursing Frontier" Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine Nursing Spectrum - November 4, 2002
"Perceived healthcare risks of space activities" Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine National Space Society Roadmap: Social Barriers to Space Settlement
NSS Online Report #10 SpaceRef.com - January 2001
"Nurses' contributions to the U.S. space program" Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. Journal - May 1, 2000
"Surgery in Space?" Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. Journal - June 1999
"John Glenn gets space aged" Archived 2007-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Nurseweek/Healthweek - September 20, 1998
"Space Medicine: Developments in the science, status of regulations for space passengers, implications for space tourism and space settlement" 26th annual International Space Development Conference, "From Old Frontiers to New" - Dallas, Texas May 24–28, 2007

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Main areas	Artificial gravity Astronautical hygiene Bioastronautics Neuroscience in space Space exposure Space food Space nursing Space weather Weightlessness
Illness and injuries	Asthenization Ebullism Illness and injuries during spaceflight Medical treatment during spaceflight Space adaptation syndrome Space and survival Spaceflight osteopenia
Organizations	Aerospace Medical Association National Space Biomedical Research Institute Rubicon Foundation Space Nursing Society
Other topics	Adverse health effects from lunar dust exposure Cardiac rhythm problems during space flight Central nervous system effects from radiation exposure during spaceflight Effect of spaceflight on the human body Effects of sleep deprivation in space Epidemiology data for low-linear energy transfer radiation Sleep in space Health threat from cosmic rays Intervertebral disc damage and spaceflight List of microorganisms tested in outer space Psychological and sociological effects of spaceflight Radiobiology evidence for protons and HZE nuclei Reduced muscle mass, strength and performance in space Renal stone formation in space Spaceflight radiation carcinogenesis Team composition and cohesion in spaceflight missions Visual impairment due to intracranial pressure

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