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NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman exits the side of a mockup of the Orion spacecraft during a training exercise at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Gaining a better understanding of how space hazards affect astronaut well-being during the Artemis missions is essential to deep space travel. Credit: NASA
Description
This study will measure astronauts’ well-being, activity, sleep patterns, and interactions during the Artemis campaign that will return astronauts to deep space and the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. These missions will launch in a new space vehicle, the Orion capsule, and journey deep into space, resulting in longer exposures to space hazards including isolation, radiation, and more. Data will be collected using actigraphy and behavioral performance surveys before and after the mission. Actigraphy data will also be collected during the mission.
Impact
Results from each mission will be used to understand the combined effect of space hazards on well-being and performance, and to develop protocols, interventions, and technologies that will enable humans to survive and thrive for future Moon and Mars missions.
Formal project title: Artemis Research for Crew Health & Readiness
