Evidence from spaceflight and ground-based missions demonstrate that sleep loss and circadian desynchronization occur among astronauts, leading to reduced performance and, increased risk of injuries and accidents. We conducted a comprehensive literature review to determine the optimal sleep environment for lighting, temperature, airflow, humidity, comfort, intermittent and erratic sounds, privacy and security in the sleep environment. We reviewed the design and use of sleep environments in a wide range of cohorts including among aquanauts, expeditioners, pilots, military personnel, and ship operators. We also reviewed the specifications and sleep quality data arising from every NASA spaceflight mission, beginning with Gemini. We found that the optimal sleep environment is cool, dark, quiet, and is perceived as safe and private. There are wide individual differences in the preferred sleep environment; therefore modifiable sleeping compartments are necessary to ensure all crewmembers are able to select personalized configurations for optimal sleep.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Applied Human Factors ; 2016 ; Orlando, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-07-27


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles

    Flynn-Evans, Erin E. / Caddick, Zachary A. / Gregory, Kevin | NTRS | 2016


    Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles

    Caddick, Zachary Alan / Gregory, Kevin Bruce / Flynn-Evans, Erin Elizabeth | NTRS | 2016


    Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles

    Caddick, Zachary A. / Gregory, Kevin / Flynn-Evans, Erin E. | Springer Verlag | 2016