Space exploration missions involve significant participation from astronauts. Therefore, it is of great practical importance to assess the astronauts’ performance via various parameters in cramped and weightless space station. In this paper, we proposed a calibration-free multi-view vision system for astronaut capture, including two modules: (1) an alternating iterative optimization camera pose...

We applied one of the highly sensitive proteomic approaches, i.e. Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology (MudPIT), to determine protein alterations, qualitatively and quantitatively in plasma samples collected before, during, after spaceflights from same astronauts. These were prepared blood drawn acid-citrate dextrose (ACD) tubes. Samples four recruited astronauts available for ana...

The Radiation Health Office (RHO) determines each astronaut’s cancer risk by using models to associate the amount of radiation dose that astronauts receive from spaceflight missions. The baryon transport codes (BRYNTRN), high charge (Z) and energy transport codes (HZETRN), and computer risk models are used to determine the effective dose received by astronauts in Low Earth orbit (LEO). This cod...

INTRODUCTION Most astronauts experiencing prolonged microgravity undergo accelerated bone loss at a whole-body rate of 0.5-1% per month, with some load-bearing bones losing mass at normalized rates up to about 2.6% per month. The accompanying release of lead (Pb) stored in bones would increase the concentration of Pb in the blood (PbB), thereby complicating efforts to set acceptable Pb concentr...

Astronauts need a strong yet portable home design to live on Mars. This paper proposes using an inflatable with carbon fiber internal truss structure covered by thick silica aerogel tarp house the astronauts. The is inflatable, i.e., bar cylinder that contains central cord, and therefore, it has variable stiffness in tension compression where depends pressure of bar. Thus, we introduced alpha r...

Advanced projects envisage multiple EVAs on the planetary surface and great distances to be covered by EVA astronauts during manned Mars missions. Astronauts’ egress with special Martian EVA space suits on can be provided only through the landing module/spacecraft airlock. To move over the planet, astronauts are expected both to walk and use a planetary rover (Martian rover). To make EVA activi...