Space tourists, floating vomit, CPR in microgravity—this episode goes exactly where you think it won’t.

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 exploration.

If you’ve ever wondered what nursing looks like on the journey to Mars, this episode is your launchpad.

>>The Next Frontier for Nurses? Outer Space.

Jump Ahead to Listen:

[00:01:47] What is The Space Nurse
[00:02:37] Space nursing isn’t “a thing” yet
[00:04:05] Why long-term missions need nurses
[00:05:31] Translating nursing skills to NASA jobs
[00:06:29] “Human in the loop” explained for nurses
[00:08:00] NASA Standard 3001 and human factors
[00:09:48] CPR guidelines for the International Space Station
[00:11:45] NASA’s free training and human research roadmap
[00:13:24] Idea of a Nurses in Space hackathon with NASA
[00:21:35] Webinar to prep nurses for care in microgravity

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