: a military medical officer specializing in aerospace medicine
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Moreover, back on Earth, the Apollo flight surgeon reported similar problems after unpacking the used spacesuits.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 June 2025 These include experiences such as attending specialized training at the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), shadowing flight surgeons at commercial spaceflight companies, participating in preflight medical briefings and observing launch and landing recovery operations.—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 Born in Los Angeles, Kim is a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, pilot and flight surgeon who was selected as part of the 2017 NASA astronaut class.—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 Return-to-Earth protocols include keeping the crew at Johnson Space Center in Houston for several days before the flight surgeons give them the OK to go home.—Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight surgeon
: a medical officer (as in the United States Air Force) qualified by additional training for specialization in the psychological and medical problems associated with flying
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