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Informed Consent for Research Participation During Space Exploration: Ethical Issues.

While informed consent is widely recognized as a cornerstone of ethical research with human participants, applying this principle to space exploration research creates some unique challenges and dilemmas. In this article, we examine ethical issues related to informed consent for participation in spa...

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Published in:Bioethics Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 573 - 582
Main Authors: Resnik, David B., Rahimzadeh, Vasiliki, Shelhamer, Mark, Wolpe, Paul R.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2026
Subjects:
Policy sciences
Human research subjects
Bioethics
Medical research
Informed consent (Medical law)
Research ethics
Ethical problems
Aeronautics in medicine
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