bioastronautics

American  

[bahy-oh-as-truh-naw-tiks] / ˌbaɪ oʊˌæs trəˈnɔ tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the environmental effects of space and space flight on living organisms.

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bioastronautics British  

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of the effects of space flight on living organisms See space medicine

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• bioastronautically
  adverb
• bioastronautical
  adjective
• bioastronautic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of bioastronautics

First recorded in 1955–60; bio- + astronautics

Example Sentences

The mom of one is a bioastronautics researcher who made news in July when she got recruited by Virgin Galactic as a "citizen astronaut."

From Fox News • Aug. 12, 2021

Gerardi has studied bioastronautics through the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, a citizen-science institute based in Boulder, Colorado, that specializes in space-related fields.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2021

Kellie Gerardi, a 32-year-old bioastronautics researcher and social media influencer is gearing up for the flight of her life – to space with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.

From Fox News • Jul. 16, 2021

This is the challenge of the new scientific discipline of bioastronautics, the science of how to keep man alive and happy in space.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may be necessary to jettison the stuff into perpetual orbit�a possibility that leads bioastronautics men to postulate a new belt above the earth to rival the Van Allen radiation phenomenon.

From Time Magazine Archive