The Space Medicine Division mission is to optimize the health, fitness, and well being of flight crews, their dependants and the employees of the Johnson Space Center in Texas, and the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. This is accomplished through the management of many support programs consisting of:
- - flight and ambulatory medical care of astronauts and ambulatory medical care of dependents,
- - clinical and diagnostic services,
- - occupational health
- - epidemiological services
- - psychological medicine and health research,
- - wellness and rehabilitation programs,
- - crew family support,
- - medical informatics and health care systems operations and development
- - crew and flight controller medical, environmental and countermeasures training,
- - mission operations medical and engineering support for all Shuttle and ISS missions,
- - international health support,
- - human test medical support during: KC-135 flights, chamber testing, and Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory astronaut training,
- - participation in multilateral medical boards and panels
