October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
... may not be a strong predictor unless taking into consideration aspects of the environment. Space simulations What counts, psychologically, seems to be the knowledge that the first half of the stay is finished, and the anticipation that an equally...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
...successful astronaut. However, stress and personal issues will always throw up odd situations, confounding astronaut selection psychological testing. ISS Expedition 37 crew portrait inside the Kibo laboratory. The extreme isolation of deep space adds...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
... seedlings will also be taken to Antarctica to produce fruits inside the FEG. Strawberries are known to have high psychological benefits to isolated crews and they also contain a number of valuable nutrients. Project status The facility will...
February 2018
Are we asking the right questions about space debris?
... bias (i.e., focus on results more than, often unseen, complex processes) [6]. As a matter of fact, the experts in the psychology of anomaly reporting and risk acceptance state that ‘viable approaches to preventing [such] catastrophes are to observe...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
...exploring space. Some are beyond the scope of this discussion and include consideration of the physical and psychological issues facing crewmembers embarking on interplanetary travel.6 Related to this are the values underpinning human exploration and...
January 2016
A Moon of Their Own
...Space Corporation (URSC). After a rigorous medical and psychological selection process that took into account the participants’ ...During the initial stage, the candidates’ medical and psychological examinations were conducted, the crew was formed and ...
