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Spacefaring: The Human Dimension [Albert A. Harrison, 2001] (softcover)
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978-0520236776
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Albert A. Harrison
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Detailed Description
324 pgs, 2001, University of California Press ISBN 978-0520236776
Leading psychologist Albert Harrison deals with the human side of space flight and presents an informative look at what living and working in space will really be like in the decades to come. An exploration of the interaction between the human psyche and technology in an environment filled with danger, challenge and opportunity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Why Space?
- Spaceflight Human Factors
- Hazards and Countermeasures
- Life Support
- Habitability
- Selection and Training
- Stress and Coping
- Group Dynamics
- At Work
- Mishaps
- Off Duty
- Space Tourism
- Space Settlements
- Interstellar Migration
- Restoring the Dream
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