scholarly journals The contributions of occupational science to the readiness of long duration deep space exploration

Work ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Janis Davis ◽  
Macy Burr ◽  
Maria Absi ◽  
Rochelle Telles ◽  
Howard Koh
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Occupational Science ◽  
Deep Space Exploration ◽  
Long Duration

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.

scholarly journals Overview of Intelligent Power Controller Development for Human Deep Space Exploration

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Soeder ◽  
Anne Mcnelis ◽  
Raymond Beach ◽  
Nancy McNelis ◽  
Timothy Dever ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Power Controller ◽  
Deep Space Exploration

scholarly journals An advance in transfer line chilldown heat transfer of cryogenic propellants in microgravity using microfilm coating for enabling deep space exploration

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Chung ◽  
Jun Dong ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
S. R. Darr ◽  
J. W. Hartwig
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Fluid Management ◽  
Microgravity Condition ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Deep Space Exploration ◽  
Quenching Efficiency ◽  
Proper Perspective

AbstractThe extension of human space exploration from a low earth orbit to a high earth orbit, then to Moon, Mars, and possibly asteroids is NASA’s biggest challenge for the new millennium. Integral to this mission is the effective, sufficient, and reliable supply of cryogenic propellant fluids. Therefore, highly energy-efficient thermal-fluid management breakthrough concepts to conserve and minimize the cryogen consumption have become the focus of research and development, especially for the deep space mission to mars. Here we introduce such a concept and demonstrate its feasibility in parabolic flights under a simulated space microgravity condition. We show that by coating the inner surface of a cryogenic propellant transfer pipe with low-thermal conductivity microfilms, the quenching efficiency can be increased up to 176% over that of the traditional bare-surface pipe for the thermal management process of chilling down the transfer pipe. To put this into proper perspective, the much higher efficiency translates into a 65% savings in propellant consumption.

scholarly journals Zero gravity induced by parabolic flight enhances automatic capture and weakens voluntary maintenance of visuospatial attention

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Salatino ◽  
Claudio Iacono ◽  
Roberto Gammeri ◽  
Stefano T. Chiadò ◽  
Julien Lambert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Parabolic Flight ◽  
Vestibular Function ◽  
Visuospatial Attention ◽  
Covert Attention ◽  
Zero Gravity ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Otolith Organ ◽  
Deep Space Exploration ◽  
Automatic Capture

AbstractOrienting attention in the space around us is a fundamental prerequisite for willed actions. On Earth, at 1 g, orienting attention requires the integration of vestibular signals and vision, although the specific vestibular contribution to voluntary and automatic components of visuospatial attention remains largely unknown. Here, we show that unweighting of the otolith organ in zero gravity during parabolic flight, selectively enhances stimulus-driven capture of automatic visuospatial attention, while weakening voluntary maintenance of covert attention. These findings, besides advancing our comprehension of the basic influence of the vestibular function on voluntary and automatic components of visuospatial attention, may have operational implications for the identification of effective countermeasures to be applied in forthcoming human deep space exploration and habitation, and on Earth, for patients’ rehabilitation.

Visualization experiences and issues in deep space exploration

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wright ◽  
S. Burleigh ◽  
M. Maruya ◽  
S. Maxwell ◽  
R. Pischel
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Deep Space Exploration

Light Optical System Design with Wide Spectral Band, Large Field of View for Deep Space Exploration

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 122001
Author(s):  
孟庆宇 MENG Qing-yu ◽  
董吉洪 DONG Ji-hong ◽  
曲洪丰 QU Hong-feng ◽  
王维 WANG Wei ◽  
曹智睿 CAO Zhi-rui
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Optical System ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Spectral Band ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Optical System Design ◽  
Deep Space Exploration
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