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Modular Robotic Limbs for Astronaut Activities Assistance

Sensors, 2021
In order to meet the assist requirements of extravehicular activity (EVA) for astronauts, such as moving outside the international space station (ISS) or performing on-orbit tasks by a single astronaut, this paper proposes an astronaut robotic limbs ...
Jie Zhao, Dongbao Sui, Tianshuo Wang
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Enhancing astronaut training: effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on manual rendezvous and docking skill acquisition [PDF]

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Manned spaceflight missions are characterized by significant operational risks, low fault tolerance, and high complexity, necessitating astronauts to achieve exceptional proficiency through training.
Jingda Feng, Weifen Huang, Meng Wang, Yusheng Shi, Xuejun Jiao, Yanlei Wang, Yuan Jiang   +6 more
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Simultaneous Astronaut Accompanying and Visual Navigation in Semi-Structured and Dynamic Intravehicular Environment

Drones, 2022
The application of intravehicular robotic assistants (IRA) can save valuable working hours for astronauts in space stations. There are various types of IRA, such as an accompanying drone working in microgravity and a dexterous humanoid robot for ...
Yulin Zhang
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The Astronaut’s Legal Status [PDF]

Advanced Space Law, 2020
The article proposes to define the concept of “astronaut” through the four elements — specialty “astronaut,” astronaut’s qualification, profession “astronaut” and “astronaut” as the occupation.
Yuri Baturin
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Simulation and Experimental Research on a Gas Liquid Separator with Rotary Impeller [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020
Gas-liquid separation technology under microgravity is the basis for various gas and liquid treatments on a manned spacecraft, which has a wide range of applications in Environmental Control and Life Support System.
Wang Baihui, Li Yingbin, Deng Mingjun, Shi Baolu, Shang Wenjin, Xu Bo   +5 more
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Postural control in children receiving intervention using the Astronaut Training Protocol

South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
Introduction: The vestibular system plays an important role in postural control and an upright posture when seated at a table. Some children have difficulty with their in-seat posture resulting in increased in-seat movement.
Gabrielle Katzenellenbogen, Denise Franzsen, Janine van der Linde   +2 more
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Time-resolved molecular measurements reveal changes in astronauts during spaceflight

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
From the early days of spaceflight to current missions, astronauts continue to be exposed to multiple hazards that affect human health, including low gravity, high radiation, isolation during long-duration missions, a closed environment and distance from
Minzhang Zheng, Minzhang Zheng, Jacqueline Charvat, Sara R. Zwart, Satish K. Mehta, Brian E. Crucian, Scott M. Smith, Jin He, Carlo Piermarocchi, George I. Mias, George I. Mias, George I. Mias   +11 more
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Long-term spaceflight composite stress induces depression and cognitive impairment in astronauts—insights from neuroplasticity

Translational Psychiatry, 2023
The environment on the space station is quite unique compared to Earth, which is a composite of multiple stressors, such as microgravity, isolation, confinement, noise, circadian rhythm disturbance, and so on.
Yishu Yin, Junlian Liu, Quanchun Fan, Shuang Zhao, Xiaorui Wu, Jiaping Wang, Yu Liu, Yongzhi Li, Weihong Lu   +8 more
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Cell‐Free Mitochondrial DNA as a Potential Biomarker for Astronauts' Health

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Space travel–associated stressors such as microgravity or radiation exposure have been reported in astronauts after short‐ and long‐duration missions aboard the International Space Station.
Malik Bisserier, Santhanam Shanmughapriya, Amit Kumar Rai, Carolina Gonzalez, Agnieszka Brojakowska, Venkata Naga Srikanth Garikipati, Muniswamy Madesh, Paul J. Mills, Kenneth Walsh, Arsen Arakelyan, Raj Kishore, Lahouaria Hadri, David A. Goukassian   +12 more
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Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analysis to study the effects of spaceflight on Candida albicans

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast, which could become pathogenic in various stressful environmental factors including the spaceflight environment.
Jiaping Wang, Yu Liu, Guangxian Zhao, Jianyi Gao, Junlian Liu, Xiaorui Wu, Chong Xu, Yongzhi Li   +7 more
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