Sustainability Public Policy Challenges of Long-Duration Space Exploration

Space 2006 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Dudley-Rowley ◽  
Thomas Gangale
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Long Duration

Teamwork in Spaceflight Operations

2019 ◽  
pp. 829-849
Author(s):  
Ute Fischer ◽  
Kathleen Mosier
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Control Space ◽  
Human Spaceflight ◽  
Joint Performance ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Common Task ◽  
Mission Control ◽  
Coordination And Collaboration

Human spaceflight is a multiteam effort requiring the coordination and collaboration not only of individuals within a team (mission control or space crew) but importantly also between teams. In this chapter, the strategies and procedures these expert teams have established to ensure common task and team models, and to facilitate their communication and joint performance, will be discussed. The chapter also includes a discussion of the component teams of the mission control/space crew multiteam system, highlighting important features of their (intra)teamwork. The teamwork challenges of future long-duration space exploration are discussed, as are ongoing efforts and research needs to address them.

Using the Moon as a high-fidelity analogue environment to study biological and behavioral effects of long-duration space exploration

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandu Goswami ◽  
Peter G. Roma ◽  
Patrick De Boever ◽  
Gilles Clément ◽  
Alan R. Hargens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Behavioral Effects ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Long Duration

scholarly journals Subcooling Cryogenic Propellants for Long Duration Space Exploration

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuvo Mustafi ◽  
Edgar Canavan ◽  
Wesley Johnson ◽  
Bernard Kutter ◽  
Jeff Shull
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Cryogenic Propellants

scholarly journals Materials for Shielding Astronauts from the Hazards of Space Radiations

1998 ◽  
Vol 551 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Wilson ◽  
F. A. Cucinotta ◽  
J. Miller ◽  
J. L. Shinn ◽  
S. A. Thibeault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Solar Energetic Particle ◽  
Heavy Ion ◽  
Galactic Cosmic Rays ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Space Environment ◽  
High Hydrogen ◽  
Deep Space Exploration ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Human Space Exploration

AbstractOne major obstacle to human space exploration is the possible limitations imposed by the adverse effects of long-term exposure to the space environment. Even before human spaceflight began, the potentially brief exposure of astronauts to the very intense random solar energetic particle (SEP) events was of great concern. A new challenge appears in deep space exploration from exposure to the low-intensity heavy-ion flux of the galactic cosmic rays (GCR) since the missions are of long duration and the accumulated exposures can be high. Because cancer induction rates increase behind low to rather large thickness of aluminum shielding according to available biological data on mammalian exposures to GCR like ions, the shield requirements for a Mars mission are prohibitively expensive in terms of mission launch costs. Preliminary studies indicate that materials with high hydrogen content and low atomic number constituents are most efficient in protecting the astronauts. This occurs for two reasons: the hydrogen is efficient in breaking up the heavy GCR ions into smaller less damaging fragments and the light constituents produce few secondary radiations (especially few biologically damaging neutrons). An overview of the materials related issues and their impact on human space exploration will be given.

scholarly journals Off-world mental health: considerations for the design of wellbeing supportive technologies for deep space exploration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Smith ◽  
Dorian Peters ◽  
Caroline Jay ◽  
Gro Mjeldheim Sandal ◽  
Emma Barrett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Health ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Deep Space Exploration ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Research Programmes

During future long duration space exploration missions, humans will be exposed to combinations of extreme physical, psychological and interpersonal demands. These demands create risks for safety, performance, health, and wellbeing of both individuals and crew. The communication latency in deep space means that explorers will increasingly have to operate independently and take responsibility for their own self-care and self-management. At present, several research programmes are focused on developing and testing digital technologies and countermeasures that support the effective functioning of deep space crews. Although promising, these initiatives have been stimulated mostly by technological opportunity rather than cogent theory. In this perspective, we argue that digital technologies developed for spaceflight should be informed by wellbeing supportive design principles and be cognisant of broader conversations around the development and use of digital health applications, especially pertaining to issues of autonomy, privacy and trust. These issues are important for designing potentially mission critical health technologies and may be determining factors in the safe and successful completion of future off-world endeavours.

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