bioastronautics

American

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

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

bioastronautics British

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks /

noun

(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

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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

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

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

The doctor who devised them, William Randolph Lovelace, was also head of Nasa's Special Committee on Bioastronautics.

From BBC

Wagner doesn’t work as an engineer — she has degrees in biomedical engineering, aeronautics and astronautics and bioastronautics — but she is still in the space business.

From Seattle Times

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