Space Savers

Medicine gets a boost when scientists reach for the stars

  • Spring 2012

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  1. Moon
    Space Savers Issue Spring 2012

    Man in the Moon

    The nation's space program got off the ground with the help of an HMS surgeon

  3. Image of astronaut walking on moon with EKG reading across glass face shield
    Space Savers Issue Spring 2012

    Star Guide

    Biomedicine reaps rewards from scientific pursuits in space

  4. Astronaut outside a spaceship
    Space Savers Issue Spring 2012

    Blues Cues

    Researchers cast a little light on the subject of sleep

  5. X-ray of a bug
    Space Savers Issue Spring 2012

    Express Yourself

    Our chromosomes bear creative, even outlandish, names. Who knew?

  6. Schoolchildren at an event at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., wait for their chance to question astronauts.
    Space Savers Issue Spring 2012

    On Course

    Space-based research instills a passion for science in the next generation