Human Migration to Space Alternative Technological Approaches for Long-Term Adaptation to Extraterrestrial Environments /

• Main Author: Lockard, Elizabeth Song (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Interior Architecture.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

As humans embark upon the next phase of Space exploration—establishing human outposts in low-Earth orbit, on the Moon, and on Mars—the scope of human factors must expand beyond the meager requirements for short-term missions to Space to include issues of comfort and well-being necessary for long-ter...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Current Directions in Space Exploration
• Chapter 3: Shifting from Habitation to Adaptation in Space
• Chapter 4: Alternative technological Interfaces with the space Environment
• Chapter 5: The Case for an Integrative Approach
• Chapter 6: Futures of Human Evolution
• Chapter 7: Conclusion
• Bibliography.