August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
... with Ground Control will be impossible for Mars missions. Analogue studies have given some indications of the psychological challenges that humans might face on a journey to Mars, and behavioural health risks have been identified as particularly...
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...
October 2026
Can humanity outgrow its primitive mind before reaching the stars?
...planet. But far less attention is given to the psychological and moral inheritance humanity may carry into the Solar... technologically sophisticated societies, but parts of our psychology remain deeply shaped by ancient survival instincts. Territorial...
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...
