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Exploration Medical Capability

The Exploration Medical Capability (ExMC) element of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) promotes human health and performance in space by advancing medical systems design and risk-informed decision-making for exploration beyond low-Earth orbit.

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti operates the rHEALTH One analyzer on the International Space Station in May 2022.

Meet the ExMC Team

Element leaders integrate and coordinate science, as well as handle project costs, schedules, technical work, and resources. Across HRP, all leadership teams work hand-in-hand to ensure that research proposed by the other HRP elements is implemented using the best method possible while maintaining the health of crew members.

Meet the leadership team for HRP’s ExMC element.

ExMC Leadership

Kris Lehnhardt

Kris Lehnhardt, Element Scientist

Lehnhardt serves as an associate professor with the Baylor College of Medicine in the Center for Space Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Jay Lemery

Jay Lemery, Associate Element Scientist

Lemery, M.D., is a professor of emergency medicine and the Climate and Health Foundation endowed chair in climate medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.