August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... space missions. It is also known that unrealistic work schedules can be a major source of stress. In 1973, the crew of Skylab 4 ‘mutinied’ after they had been made to work during three consecutive scheduled rest days and were...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... of Needs (HoN), as applied to human space missions. The ISS, the Russian Mir space station, and the US Skylab exemplify current and past long-duration Earth orbiting space habitat designs. All were designed through...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... such as water recycling units, radiators or even spacesuits. Such incidents were observed in the Salyut, Mir and Skylab stations and continue to be a challenging threat on board the ISS. An example of in-flight Surface Sampler Kit results with...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... include an idea for a Soyuz rocket set (which had 437 supporters); Delta II launch vehicle (249) and Skylab space station (32). The closest example of real space technology to the 10,000-vote target appeared to be the SLS...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... into space Joe Kerwin, an aeronautical physician and NASA astronaut, was a scientist on the first expedition to the Skylab space station from 25 May to 22 June 1973. Mukai Chiaki, a cardiovascular surgeon and astronaut of Japan Aerospace Exploration...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... explorers. Can anyone doubt that after Rosetta and Philae? And so today, after faltering (re-)starts with Skylab, the Space Shuttle and now the International Space Station, space agencies (and we the taxpayers) are...
