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Record Nr.

UNINA9910647775303321

Autore

Kanas Nick <1945->

Titolo

Behavioral Health and Human Interactions in Space / / by Nick Kanas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031167232

9783031167225

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (438 pages)

Disciplina

629.450019

Soggetti

Outer space - Exploration

Astronautics

Clinical health psychology

Space

Aerospace engineering

Space Exploration and Astronautics

Health Psychology

Space Studies

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Stress, Sleep, and Cognition in Microgravity -- Chapter 2. Living and Working in Space -- Chapter 3. Emotional Highs and Lows -- Chapter 4. Crewmember Selection, Ground and Family Support -- Chapter 5. Human Interactions, Culture, and Team Behavior -- Chapter 6. Countermeasures for Near-Earth Space Missions -- Chapter 7. Commercial Human Spaceflight -- Chapter 8. Artemis and the Psychosociology of Lunar Colonies -- Chapter 9. Expeditions to Mars and Beyond -- Chapter 10. Appendix. Introductory quotations and conclusions from NASA TM X-58067 (1971): Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Sociological Problems of Long-Duration Space Missions (N.A. Kanas & William E. Fedderson).

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook covers the range of psychological and interpersonal issues that can affect astronauts living and working in space. It deals



with the three major risk areas cited by NASA’s Behavioral Health and Performance Element: Behavioral Medicine, Team Risk, and Sleep Risk. Based on the author’s more than 50 years of experience in space-related activities writing, conducting research, and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, the book follows a comprehensive range of topics that include: cognitive effects; psychiatric issues; cultural influences; salutogenic and positive aspects of space travel; autonomy and delayed communication; current plans to return to the Moon and Mars; analysis of study environments such as the polar regions, submersible habitats, and space simulation facilities; and more. It draws on research, literature, and case studies from the 1950s onward, showing readers in a natural and accessible way how the field has progressed over time. The book contains ample end-of-chapter summaries and exercises as well as a complete glossary of key terms. As such, it will serve students taking courses in aerospace psychology, psychiatry, sociology, human factors, medicine, and related social sciences, in addition to space industry professionals and others interested in the complexities of people living and working in space.