Life in extreme environments: how will humans perform on Mars?
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This review of astronaut extravehicular activity (EVA) and the details of American and Soviet/Russian spacesuit design focuses on design recommendations to enhance astronaut safety and effectiveness. Innovative spacesuit design is essential, given the challenges of future exploration-class missions in which astronauts will be called upon to perform increasingly complex and physically demanding tasks in the extreme environments of microgravity and partial gravity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gravitational and space biology bulletin : publication of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
دوره 13 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000