February 2016
A Moon of Their Own
...crew members’ operational activities under conditions of isolation. During the isolation a number of off-normal events were... Luna-2015 project was the first in a series of planned isolation experiments to be held at the RAS’ MBPI experimental complex....
January 2023
The effects of spaceflight on the female body
...; and non-invasive methods of screening observation of the bone condition and body composition. After 240 days in isolation, participants in the SIRIUS-21 experiment had an increased proportion of lean mass and decreased fat component. There were...
January 2023
LUNAR OASIS – architectural visions for an integrated lunar habitat
...They will live and work in an extreme and isolated environment for much longer periods than the Apollo astronauts,... therefore introduced to the architectural design of habitats in isolated, confined and extreme (ICE) environments The bioreactor with...
June 2021
How time perception as a spaceflight stress indicator
.... Research has shown that under certain conditions perception of time tends to become distorted. During the monotony of isolation experiments, time seems to slow down. Conversely, during spaceflight, especially under the stress of the first days...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... resistant cells on the surfaces of hardware and products. This is an even bigger issue for humans operating in remote, isolated and hostile locations – such as those experienced by submarine crews and astronauts in space - where health services and...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
.... Outer space will always be a hostile environment for humans where hazards include space radiation, social isolation and spatial confinement, altered circadian rhythms and microgravity. Space radiation in particular carries a potentially high...
