This chapter continues the detailing of important milestones of the journey that lead to increasing the fidelity of habitability studies to eventually allow us to design the best-fit extraterrestrial habitats. Whereas Chap. 4 covered Mockups and Simulated Environments, this chapter gives an overview of exemplar in-situ (located in actual extreme environments) habitats and their associated research that have contributed to studies of extraterrestrial habitability and human factors. For each exemplar habitat, the physical and social settings, as well as mission relevant details, are summarized. Images and schematic plans illustrate the facility layout. For readability and comparability reasons plans have been color coded according to primary human activities. Both short and long duration contributions to knowledge are briefly discussed to emphasize how habitability has slowly emerged as a central focus in the research on human adaptation and wellbeing in extraterrestrial living spaces. The chapter is similarly structured in alignment with the current NASA Technological Readiness Levels. Short guest contributions by astronauts and simulation crewmembers complement the information.
Review: Studies and Architecture of Habitability Missions in In-Situ Environments
Spa. Soc.
2021-06-01
54 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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