Bridging the gap between Nursing and Aerospace Medicine

 Marion and Rebecca sit down with Christine Rincon, founder of The Space Nurse™, to explore why the future of space travel urgently needs nurses. From decoding NASA job postings to unpacking “human in the loop” processes, Christine reveals how everyday bedside nursing skills directly translate to mission control and long-duration space missions. The conversation dives into microgravity’s surprising effects on the body, space station livability, and why nurses must help design the next era of space explorati 

 In this episode of The Nontraditional Nurse, I sit down with Christine Rincon, also known as The Space Nurse, a critical care nurse who is building a career at the intersection of nursing and aerospace.
 

Speaking to Gitika Gorthi of Ignited Thinkers about my journey and upcoming education opportunities

I describe how nurses can leverage their skills to get into space medicine, what their options are and why we are needed

I break down the skills nurses have that make them IDEAL for space missions and how they can be incorporated