Saturday, 2 February 2013

vestibular system; scraps for a new project


Rebecca Horn, ‘Untitled (Head Extension)’ 1971An astronaut writes at his ISS sleep station. Because of the weightless environment, ISS astronauts need only a padded board and sleeping bag to sleep comfortably.
A Skylab astronaut smiles after a hot shower in the collapsible, sealed stall. Only three gallons of water per shower were allowed on the station.
thinking through a new projects;
via http://www.scienceclarified.com/scitech/Space-Stations/Living-in-Outer-Space.html
Astronauts frequently suffer from space adaptation syndrome. This is not experiences in missions where the astronaut is strapped down. Main cause is interference with the vesitbular system.

Headmovement resticted can help reduce this,