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Chosen career:
Flight Surgeon
Interests:
Health
Skills:
ObservantResilientSelf-motivated
Description
Flight surgeons are responsible for the overall health of astronauts on missions to space. They are checking in especially through the most intense parts of the mission, launch and landing, when astronauts experience high g-forces. They also make sure that the astronauts have exercise routines to keep their strength and overall physical good health on longer missions, such as on the International Space Station.
Routes
A medical degree, further training and experience working as a doctor. Many will study for postgraduate qualifications in aerospace medicine specifically.
Example UK Employers
European Space Agency
Key Stage 2 Curriculum Links
English
Speaking: Flight surgeons need to communicate with their patients well to know how they are feeling and what symptoms they have.
Science
Living things and their habitats: Flight surgeons know about how the human body responds to different conditions.
Animals including humans: Flight surgeons know how the human body works and how that might change in space.
Earth and space: Flight surgeons know about the conditions that astronauts might experience, such as high radiation levels.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Links
English
Speaking: Flight surgeons need to communicate with their patients well to know how they are feeling and what symptoms they have.
Biology
Structure and function of living organisms: Flight surgeons know about the functions of the human body and how they may change under different conditions.
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Observant, Resilient and Self-motivated, so could be a Flight Surgeon. I’m a #spaceperson. https://www.spaceperson.co.uk
