Basic Issues of Human Adaptation to Space Flight.- Human Performance.- Human Interactions.- Psychiatric Issues.- Psychological Countermeasures.- Future Challenges.
The first edition is the winner of the 2004 IAA Life Science Book Award !
Reviews 1st edition:
"This book is not just a record of what can go wrong with regard to
mental health and performance, but explores a number of prudent
psychological, ergonomic, and design engineering countermeasures to
help guide future mission planners and spacecraft
engineers[…]Written in a clear and engaging style, this book will
not only interest the general space enthusiast, but all human
factors specialists and anyone else studying the human reaction to
extreme and unusual environments. As a comprehensive account of
what we have learned so far about the psychological challenges of
space travel, Space Psychology and Psychiatry should also be on the
bookshelf of any researcher plotting the future course of human
spaceflight."
(Ergonomics in Design) "This slim volume contains almost all that
one could possibly want to know about current issues regarding the
psychology of human space exploration. This is an extremely
important book, particularly with a manned U.S. mission to Mars
planned for the near future.
This impressive book is an essential step on the way to
communicating an understanding of these issues to a wider audience.
It deserves to be in the library of anyone interested in space
exploration and space science, and may well serve as an essential
textbook in the field.
The book may serve as a textbook for researchers but should also
appeal to a wider, nonprofessional audience."
David W. Brook, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, New York University
School of Medicine.
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