The Role of Space Casual Wear from the View Point of Colors Psychology Aspect

Paper number

IAC-05-A1.5.11

Author

Ms. Misuzu Onuki, Space Frontier Foundation, Japan

Coauthor

Dr. Yoshiko Taya, Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Charles Lauer, Rocketplane Ltd., United States

Coauthor

Dr. Larry Bell, Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture, United States

Year

2005

Abstract

In the closed environmental life support systems in space infrastructure, such as the International Space Station (ISS), Lunar Base and beyond, it is one of the most important things to keep our bodies strong both physically and mentally, and to maintain a healthy mind to accomplish missions while living comfortably.

In the special circumstances in space, the role of clothing - not EVA space suit and pressure suit - but casual clothes for wear inside space habitation could be different from ones in our terrestrial daily life.

In fact, casual wear is important personally in space. It is because of keeping and checking health, protection of bodies, refreshment, the favorite wear effect psychologically, and as personal temperature controllers. Furthermore, casual wear is important for changing color impression in the closed habitation in space. We cannot change the habitat interior in space easily. This means that we cannot expect variable color effects in space habitation. We can change color in space habitation easily only by changing casual wear so that in space it makes an important role for changing color and providing variety in space habitation. Consequently, casual wear in space affects not only the individual making the color choice, but also the all people staying in the same infrastructure.

Originally, color is deeply related to our body physically and mentally. This paper studies the role of casual wear in space from the point of view of color psychology and importance of casual wear for living in space.

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