Analog environments in space human factors

An account is given of what has been learned from space analog environments, which mimic such significant features of space as isolation, confinement, risk, and deprivation; emphasis is placed on the especially successful environments constituted by extended submarine research, undersea habitats, an...

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Main Author: Connors, Mary M.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1992
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Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920056002
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Summary:An account is given of what has been learned from space analog environments, which mimic such significant features of space as isolation, confinement, risk, and deprivation; emphasis is placed on the especially successful environments constituted by extended submarine research, undersea habitats, and Antarctic station wintering. Attention is also given to the advantages and limitations of the use of analog environments for space human factors research, and possibilities for such research efforts' management.