Human Factors of Outer Space Production

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-02210-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

The missions of the early space age--when a relatively few, very highly trained, physically fit male, pilot/astronauts operated for short times--will be supplemented in the future by missions where large numbers of nonpilot/astronaut men and women will work in orbit for long periods of time on research and industry-related tasks. The lengthening and changing complexity of space operations requires that the psychosocial, habitat design, food systems, and economic aspects of humans working in space be reviewed carefully. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of experts addresses these aspects of space work and delineates avenues for future research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cheston, T. Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface -- Psychological Considerations in Future Space Missions -- Future Directions for Selecting Personnel -- Well-Being and Privacy in Space: Anticipating Conflicts of Interest -- Habitat Requirements, Design and Options -- Man-Machine Design for Spaceflight -- Nutritional Criteria for Closed-Loop Space Food Systems -- Rationale for Evaluating a Closed Food Chain for Space Habitats -- Problems of Food Technology in Space Habitats -- Use of Phytotrons in Assessing Environmental Requirements for Plants in Space Habitats -- Controlled-Environment Agricultural Systems for Large Space Habitats -- Economic Factors of Outer Space Production

Über Autor(innen)

T. Stephen Cheston, an historian by training, is associate dean of the graduate school at Georgetown University and vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Universities Space Research Association. He has been involved in spacerelated activities since 1975, has established a working group to assess the impact of space on society from a social science and humanities perspective, and was founder of the Institute for the Social Science Study of Space (1978). He is co-editor of Space Humanization Series, Vol. I (with D. Webb; Institute for the Social Science Study of Space, 1979) and author of various articles on space social science.