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Issues in life support and human factors in crew rescue from the ISSThe design and development of crew emergency response systems, particularly to provide an unplanned emergency return to Earth, requires an understanding of crew performance challenges in space. The combined effects of psychological and physiological adaptation during long-duration missions will have a significant effect on crew performance in the unpredictable and potentially life-threatening conditions of an emergency return to Earth. It is therefore important that the systems to be developed for emergency egress address these challenges through an integrated program to produce optimum productivity and safety in times of utmost stress. Fundamental to the success of the CRV is the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS), which provides the necessary conditions for the crew to survive their return mission in a shirtsleeve environment. This article will discuss the many issues in the design of an ECLSS system for CRV and place it in the context of the human performance challenges of the mission.
Document ID
20040088685
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Smart, K.
(Spacehab, Houston, TX 77058, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2001
Publication Information
Publication: Life support & biosphere science : international journal of earth space
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
ISSN: 1069-9422
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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