The International Space Station (ISS) United States Operational Segment (USOS) currently provides a Temporary Sleep Station (TeSS) as crew quarters for one crewmember in the Laboratory Module. The Russian Segment provides permanent crew quarters (Kayutas) for two crewmembers in the Service Module. The TeSS provides limited electrical, communication, and ventilation functionality.A new permanent rack sized USOS ISS Crew Quarters (CQ) is being developed. Up to four CQs can be installed into the Node 2 element to increase the ISS crewmember size to six. The new CQs will provide private crewmember space with enhanced acoustic noise mitigation, integrated radiation reduction material, controllable airflow, communication equipment, redundant electrical systems, and redundant caution and warning systems. The rack sized CQ is a system with multiple crewmember restraints, adjustable lighting, controllable ventilation, and interfaces that allow each crewmember to personalize their CQ workspace.Providing an acoustically quiet and visually isolated environment, while ensuring crewmember safety, is critical for crewmember rest and comfort to enable long term crewmember performance. The numerous human factor, engineering, and program considerations during the concept, design, and prototyping are outlined in the paper.


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    Title :

    International Space Station USOS Crew Quarters Development


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Aerosp


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2008


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2008-06-29


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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