title: Space Station habitability research.
abstract: The purpose and scope of the Habitability Research Group within the Space Human Factors Office at the NASA/Ames Research Center is described. Both near-term and long-term research objectives in the space human factors program pertaining to the U.S. manned Space Station are introduced. The concept of habitability and its relevancy to the U.S. space program is defined within a historical context. The relationship of habitability research to the optimization of environmental and operational determinants of productivity is discussed. Ongoing habitability research efforts pertaining to living and working on the Space Station are described.
authors.affiliation: Space Human Factors Office, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Clearwater
mesh_terms: D004779:Environment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018561:Space Simulation; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration