Biomedical problems of EVA support during space manned flight to Mars
- Paper number
IAC-05-A1.2.07
- Author
Dr. Vladimir P. Katuntsev, Institute for Biomedical Problems, Russia
- Coauthor
Dr. Yuri Osipov, Institute for Biomedical Problems, Russia
- Year
2005
- Abstract
Current projects of manned space missions to Mars are aimed to their realization in the second-third decades of the twenty first century. The purpose of this paper is to determine and review the main biomedical problems which request a first and foremost decision for safety support of extravehicular activity (EVA) carried out by crewmembers of the Mars expedition. To a number of such problems the authors of the paper attribute a creation of adequate EVA equipment intended, first, for assembly of interplanetary spacecraft on the Earth orbit, performance of maintenance operations and scientific researches on the external surface of spacecraft during interplanetary flight and, secondly, for stay, travel and work of crewmembers on the Mars surface. New generation of space suits with low weight, high mobility and acceptable risk of decompression sickness must be as a central component of EVA equipment. The program for preparation to the Mars expedition has also to include special investigations in order to design the means and methods for a reliable protection of crew against space galaxy radiation and radiation during solar flares, to elaborate the approach to medical control for health condition of crew, to make a diagnosis and primary medical care during autonomous space mission, to maintain good health condition and physical capability of crewmembers during EVA under the Mars gravity (0.38 g) after long-term space flight lasting several months in weightlessness.
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