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NASA NPD 8900.5 REV B W/CHG 1

NASA Health and Medical Policy for Human Space Exploration

active, Most Current
Publication Date: 22 December 2011
Status: active
Page Count: 4
scope:

APPLICABILITY

a, This NASA Policy Directive (NPD) is applicable to NASA Headquarters and all NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, grant recipients or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants or agreements.

b. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

c. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

Document History

NASA NPD 8900.5 REV B W/CHG 1
December 22, 2011
NASA Health and Medical Policy for Human Space Exploration
APPLICABILITY a, This NASA Policy Directive (NPD) is applicable to NASA Headquarters and all NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language...

References

This document references:
NASA NPR 8705.2 REV C - Human-Rating Requirements for Space Systems
July 10, 2017
Purpose a. NASA's policy is to protect the health and safety of humans involved in or exposed to space activities, specifically the public, crew, passengers, and ground personnel. This policy is...
This document references:
NASA-STD-3001 VOL 2 - NASA SPACEFLIGHT HUMAN-SYSTEM STANDARD VOLUME 2: HUMAN FACTORS, HABITABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Published by NASA on September 9, 2019
The scope of this NASA Technical Standard is restricted to human spaceflight missions and includes activities affecting crew in all phases of the life cycle (design, development, test, operations,...
This document references:
NASA-STD-3001 VOL 1 - NASA SPACE FLIGHT HUMAN-SYSTEM STANDARD VOLUME 1, REVISION A: CREW HEALTH
Published by NASA on July 30, 2014
Purpose The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) policy for establishing requirements to protect the health and safety of crew and for providing health and medical programs for...
This document references:
NASA NPD 8700.1 REV F - NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success
July 28, 2022
APPLICABILITY a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This directive applies to the Jet...
This document references:
NASA NPD 8900.1 REV G W/CHG 2 - MEDICAL OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAMS (Revalidated with change 2 dated 8/25/17)
May 31, 2002
APPLICABILITY a. This NPD is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language applies to contractors,...
This document references:
NASA NPR 7120.11 REV A - NASA Health and Medical Technical Authority (HMTA) Implementation
September 8, 2020
Purpose This directive describes the roles, responsibilities, and procedural requirements for implementing the HMTA to protect the health and lives of all personnel of an aircraft or a spacecraft...
This document references:
NASA-STD-3001 VOL 2 - NASA SPACEFLIGHT HUMAN-SYSTEM STANDARD VOLUME 2: HUMAN FACTORS, HABITABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Published by NASA on September 9, 2019
The scope of this NASA Technical Standard is restricted to human spaceflight missions and includes activities affecting crew in all phases of the life cycle (design, development, test, operations,...
This document references:
NASA NPR 8705.2 REV C - Human-Rating Requirements for Space Systems
July 10, 2017
Purpose a. NASA's policy is to protect the health and safety of humans involved in or exposed to space activities, specifically the public, crew, passengers, and ground personnel. This policy is...
This document references:
NASA-STD-3001 VOL 1 - NASA SPACE FLIGHT HUMAN-SYSTEM STANDARD VOLUME 1, REVISION A: CREW HEALTH
Published by NASA on July 30, 2014
Purpose The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) policy for establishing requirements to protect the health and safety of crew and for providing health and medical programs for...
This document is referenced by:
NASA NPD 1000.5 REV C W/CHG 2 - Policy for NASA Acquisition - Updated w/Change 2: 08/16/2023
July 13, 2020
APPLICABILITY a. This NPD is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language applies to contractors, grant...
This document is referenced by:
NASA NPR 7120.8 REV A W/CHG 4 - NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements (Revalidated w/change 4 - 9/19/2023))
September 14, 2018
Purpose This document establishes the program and project management requirements by which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will formulate and execute research and technology...
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