July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... functions interact. For the nearer-term, pre-packaged food will be used for the bulk of a crews’ nutritional needs but it is expected that some capability to produce fresh food supplements will also need to be included before...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
...’ - a working model of which was in the Science Museum. He also wrote one of the first books about balanced nutrition and diet, called ‘The LABB System for Health’, published in 1949, so I have an almost inherited passion for...
August 2020
Opportunities for young people in the space sector
..., such as Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut, an international challenge which focuses on topics in space, science, fitness and nutrition. Citizen science portals like Zooniverse offer free and online-accessible activities that teachers can use ...
January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
... additional facilities for science and research, and more diversified habitation spaces for work, sleep, hygiene, nutrition, entertainment, etc. And, naturally, this will require an increase in the capacity of life support systems. The most...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... was responsible for multiple crew medical support activities, including preventive treatment control and management, astronaut nutrition and work-rest optimisation, living space control, maintenance of optimal hygienic and sanitary conditions, and...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
...be a good understanding of human health factors within a relatively confined, hermetically sealed environment, including lifelong nutritional needs, the interactions between humans and their microbiota, and fertility and childbearing on a low-gravity...
