Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine is a collective scientific work which reviews the most important problems, achievements, and prospects for the development of space biology and medicine. Its purpose is to make available summarized and systematized data on the most important problems of space biology and medicine.
The work was developed by a Joint Editorial Board established by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R.

Contents of Volume I:
Introduction
Physical Properties of Space and Their Biological Significance
Theories of the Origin and Nature of the Universe
Physical Characteristics of Interplanetary Space
Planets and Satellites of the Solar System from Physical and Ecological Points of View
The Moon and Its Nature
Earth-Type Planets (Mercury, Venus, and Mars)
Planets and Satellites of the Outer Solar System, Asteroids, and Comets
Problems of Exobiology
Biological Effects of Extreme Environmental Conditions
Theoretical and Experimental Prerequisites of Exobiology
Search for and Investigation of Extraterrestrial Forms of Life
Planetary Quarantine: Principles, Methods, and Problems
Authors' Addresses
Index