Title Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration / Steering Group for the Workshop on Biology-based Technology for Enhanced Space Exploration, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

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Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

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Contents	""Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exporation""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLYING BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES""; ""Enhancing Human Well-Being""; ""Topics for Follow-on Workshops""; ""Research Areas Offering Short-Term Payoffs""; ""Research Areas Offering Long-Term Payoffs""; ""Enhancing Human Presence and Function""; ""Topics for Follow-on Workshops""; ""Research Areas Offering Short-Term Payoffs""
	""Research Areas Offering Long-Term Payoffs""""1 Introduction ""; ""CHARGE AND APPROACH""; ""NASA PRESENTATIONS""; ""Mars Mission Planning""; ""Exploration Technology Requirements""; ""Risks Associated with Mars Missions""; ""Advanced Habitat Concepts""; ""Advanced Life Support""; ""Human-Machine Interfaces""; ""Robotics and Automation""; ""Information Processing""; ""2 Enhancing Human Well-being in Space Exploration ""; ""STUDY APPROACH""; ""FUNCTIONAL NEEDS""; ""Regenerative Life Support""; ""Spacecraft and Habitats""; ""Health of Humans and Useful Biological Organisms""
	""POTENTIAL BIOLOGY-BASED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES""""Ensure a Renewable Supply of Clean Water and Air""; ""Develop Plants for Use as Food and Other Consumables""; ""Algae and Cyanobacteria as a Source of Food and Biomaterials""; ""Genetically Engineered Plants""; ""Enhance the Versatility and Function of Habitats""; ""Facilitate Detection of Pollutants and Pathogens, and Monitor Health Status""; ""Biosensors""; ""Molecular Detection Methods""; ""Control Growth of Potentially Harmful Organisms""; ""Enhance Protection Against Exposure to Radiation""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""
	""3 Enhancing Human Presence and Function in Space Exploration """"STUDY APPROACH""; ""FUNCTIONAL NEEDS""; ""Perception""; ""Manipulation and Locomotion""; ""Cognition""; ""Systems and Computation for Mission Planning and Execution""; ""POTENTIAL BIOLOGY-BASED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Improve Space Suit Design""; ""Maintain and Improve Physical State""; ""Enhance Adaptation to New Environments""; ""Enhance Visual Input/Output""; ""Develop Synergistic Human-Robot Systems""; ""Monitor Cognitive States""; ""Provide PI-in-a-Box""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Additional Observations ""
	""A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO DEFINING MISSION NEEDS""""TECHNOLOGY WATCH""; ""Appendixes""; ""A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF WORKSHOP STEERING GROUP MEMBERS""; ""B WORKSHOP AGENDA AND PARTICIPANTS""; ""AGENDA""; ""October 21, 1997 Plenary Session""; ""Breakout Sessions""; ""Reconvene in Plenary Session""; ""October 22, 1997 Reconvene in Breakout Sessions""; ""Reconvene in Plenary Session""; ""PARTICIPANTS""; ""Session 1: Enhancing Human Well-Being in Space Exploration""; ""Session 2: Enhancing Human Function in Space Exploration""; ""NASA Participants""; ""Other Participants""
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Subject	Space flight -- Physiological effect -- Congresses.
	Space flight -- Physiological effect.
	Life support systems (Space environment) -- Congresses.
	Life support systems (Space environment)
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Group for the Workshop on Biology-based Technology for Enhanced Space Exploration.
Other Form:	Print version: Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration (1997 : Center for Advanced Space Studies). Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998 (DLC) 98231028 (OCoLC)45358376
ISBN	0309562376 (electronic book)
	9780309562379 (electronic book)
	0309060893 (paperback)
	9780309060899 (paperback)

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