July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
...‘primary’ health and safety needs have been met regarding survival in a hostile environment. By increasing the well-being of the crew, the functionality of the activities and the usability of interfaces and tools for astronauts, we can achieve better...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
...family support techniques and technologies needs further study. In the future, reliable remote analysis of crew well-being, as individuals as well as a team, would need to be carried out continuously. Consequently, the specialist ground support teams...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
...includes work, recreation, dining and exercise areas comparable in volume to the Skylab module. Without the Hab, crew well-being is compromised and the return trip in particular takes on aspects of the rather spartan Mars Direct Mission [14]. However...
