One thousand days non-stop at sea - Lessons for a mission to Mars
Abstract
During the fall of 1992 the schooner Anne, bearing a crew of six to eight members, will undertake a 1000-day voyage without touching land or receiving supplies from other craft. The goals of this expedition include the evaluation of equipment, supplies, and humans under conditions of isolation and confinement that will resemble some of those of the initial Mars voyage. This paper describes some of the psychological support and research activities planned for Anne's mission and the schooner's potential value as a laboratory for life in space.
- Publication:
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Washington, DC International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- August 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992wadc.iafcQT...S
- Keywords:
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- Manned Mars Missions;
- Psychological Effects;
- Space Environment Simulation;
- Space Psychology;
- Human Behavior;
- Long Duration Space Flight;
- Spacecrews;
- Astronautics (General)