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...
January 2023
LUNAR OASIS – architectural visions for an integrated lunar habitat
... and experience. The design process included considerations of today’s technology of robotics, aerospace engineering, sociology, psychology, biology and the physical environment of the Moon, and the many different aspects and interdisciplinary tasks...
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...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
..., acute radiation sickness and hereditary effects. Social isolation and spatial confinement can both contribute to psychological distress, potentially affecting operational performance and efficiency. Microgravity is a hazardous factor due to the...
November 2020
Space medicine and terrestrial health care
...medicine and for the purpose of interplanetary missions. Space psychology A key aspect of astronaut in-flight health monitoring is... functions. Pilot-cosmonaut Evgeny Tarelkin performs psychological testing during SIRIUS-19 experiment IBMP. Cooperation...
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...
