NASA is initiating a space human factors research and technology development program in October 1982. The impetus for this program stems from: the frequent and economical access to space provided by the Shuttle, the advances in control and display hardware/software made possible through the recent explosion in microelectronics technology, heightened interest in a space station, heightened interest by the military in space operations, and the fact that the technology for long duration stay times for man in space has received relatively little attention since the Apollo and Skylab missions. The rationale for and issues in the five thrusts of the new program are described. The main thrusts are: basic methodology, crew station design, ground control/operations, teleoperations and extra vehicular activity.


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    Title :

    Human Factors Technology for America's Space Program


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Aerospace Congress and Exposition ; 1982



    Publication date :

    1982-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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