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The potential to regularly extend human space flight beyond low-earth orbit is current. In the coming years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States and similar [...], This article explores the potential benefits and defined risks associated with prophylactic surgical procedures for astronauts before extended-duration space flight. This includes, but is not limited to, appendectomy and cholecystesctomy. Furthermore, discussion of treatment during space flight, potential impact of an acute illness on a defined mission and the ethical issues surrounding this concept are debated in detail. Cet article explore les avantages possibles et les risques definis associes a des interventions chirurgicales prophylactiques (notamment appendicectomie et cholecystectomie) chez les astronautes devant effectuer des sejours prolonges dans l'espace. Le traitement pendant le sejour dans l'espace, les repercussions eventuelles d'une maladie grave au cours d'une mission particuliere et les enjeux ethiques entourant la question y sont debattus en profondeur.