European space agency's hibernation (torpor) strategy for deep space missions: Linking biology to engineering.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
; 131: 618-626, 2021 12.
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ABSTRACT
Long-duration space missions to Mars will impose extreme stresses of physical and psychological nature on the crew, as well as significant logistical and technical challenges for life support and transportation. Main challenges include optimising overall mass and maintaining crew physical and mental health. These key scopes have been taken up as the baseline for a study by the European Space Agency (ESA) using its Concurrent Design Facility (CDF). It focussed on the biology of hibernation in reducing metabolism and hence stress, and its links to the infrastructure and life support. We concluded that torpor of crew members can reduce the payload with respect to oxygen, food and water but will require monitoring and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted monitoring of the crew. These studies additionally offer new potential applications for patient care on Earth. Keywords Space flight, concurrent design facility, metabolic reduction.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vuelo Espacial
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Letargo
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Hibernación
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania