May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
...not have anything to do with vegetation, water, clouds or other nature features and still get the same psychological and physical benefits? MR/VR-based architectural features may provide for the incorporation of fractal characteristics that represent...
June 2021
How time perception as a spaceflight stress indicator
... for cosmonauts and astronauts to keep up with the schedule. This may be due not only to physiological and psychological stress but also to microgravity conditions when the body’s ability to perceive its own position in space (proprioception...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... can heighten emotional responses. These can add a delight element for the crew, and contribute to their psychological wellbeing. Therefore, combining prototyping methods with analogues and the training of NASA’s engineering and management community...
November 2026
Beyond footprints - what Apollo really taught us about becoming a spacefaring civilisation
... nowhere beyond itself. For more than two decades astronauts have lived continuously in orbit while remaining psychologically and politically tethered to Earth. It proved we could survive in space but it never fully answered why we were there...
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...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
... us?) The German philosopher was concerned about the psychological, spiritual and philosophical consequences for human beings of..., limitations on human and artificial intellects, unchosen psychology, suffering, and our confinement to the planet Earth...
