Vestibular reactions to spaceflight: human factors issues.
Vestibular function, along with other sensory systems influencing spatial orientation, can have a profound influence on the ability of astronauts to function effectively. Beyond the well-known problems of space motion sickness, vestibular effects can influence astronaut well-being and performance during all phases of a space mission. This paper discusses some of the major vestibular reactions affecting human factors encountered in all space missions, and covers them chronologically in the following sequence: launch, early on-orbit, late on-orbit, EVA, artificial gravity, re-entry, and post-landing.
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Man-Vehicle Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. LRY@mit.edu
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009038:Motion; D009041:Motion Sickness; D011187:Posture; D011434:Proprioception; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception