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

• bioastronautic adjective
• bioastronautical adjective
• bioastronautically adverb

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

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

A dissenting opinion came from Brigadier General Don Flickinger, Air Force chief of bioastronautics.

From Time Magazine Archive