Location
Cocoa Beach, FL
Start Date
5-4-1965 8:00 AM
Description
Satisfaction of his physiological needs is the prime requirement for assuring man ! s performance in a short-duration space mission. Many authorities feel that long-duration missions will require essentially only an increase in requirements proportional to the length of the mission, based upon short-term figures. The authors contend, on the other hand, that considerations regarding the most efficient use of man in an actual space environment presume that all of the environmental requirements for human existance have been provided. These needs can be satisfied through appropriate design requirements, established early in the developmental program, so that man can exist and operate satisfactorily in an orbital or lunar base environment. This paper describes the essential habitability needs that allow man to perform for long periods of time.
Design Requirements for Manned Orbital and Lunar Bases
Cocoa Beach, FL
Satisfaction of his physiological needs is the prime requirement for assuring man ! s performance in a short-duration space mission. Many authorities feel that long-duration missions will require essentially only an increase in requirements proportional to the length of the mission, based upon short-term figures. The authors contend, on the other hand, that considerations regarding the most efficient use of man in an actual space environment presume that all of the environmental requirements for human existance have been provided. These needs can be satisfied through appropriate design requirements, established early in the developmental program, so that man can exist and operate satisfactorily in an orbital or lunar base environment. This paper describes the essential habitability needs that allow man to perform for long periods of time.
