Overview
- Presents the research results at the interface between people, Space and objects in an extra-terrestrial environment
- Compares Space buildings from the viewpoint of human activity
- Summarized the relevant human-related design directions for every human activity
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Keywords
- Apollo
- Apollo
- Apollo
- Apollo
- Apollo
- Apollo
- Food in space
- Food in space
- Food in space
- Food in space
- Food in space
- Food in space
- Hygiene in space
- Hygiene in space
- Hygiene in space
- Hygiene in space
- Hygiene in space
- Hygiene in space
- ISS International Space Station
- ISS International Space Station
- ISS International Space Station
- ISS International Space Station
- ISS International Space Station
- ISS International Space Station
- Mir
- Mir
- Mir
- Mir
- Mir
- Mir
- Salyut
- Salyut
- Salyut
- Salyut
- Salyut
- Salyut
- Skylab
- Skylab
- Skylab
- Skylab
- Skylab
- Skylab
- Sleep in space
- Sleep in space
- Sleep in space
- Sleep in space
- Sleep in space
- Sleep in space
- Space Shuttle
- Space Shuttle
- Space Shuttle
- Space Shuttle
- Space Shuttle
- Space Shuttle
About this book
Living and working in extra-terrestrial habitats means being potentially vulnerable to very harsh environmental, social, and psychological conditions. With the stringent technical specifications for launch vehicles and transport into space, a very tight framework for the creation of habitable space is set. These constraints result in a very demanding “partnership” between the habitat and the inhabitant.
This book is the result of researching the interface between people, space and objects in an extra-terrestrial environment. The evaluation of extra-terrestrial habitats in comparison to the user’s perspective leads to a new framework, comparing these buildings from the viewpoint of human activity. It can be used as reference or as conceptual framework for the purpose of evaluation. It also summarizes relevant human-related design directions. The work is addressed to architects and designers as well as engineers.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger’s work, Architecture for Astronauts: An Activity-Based Approach, contributes to this effort through an architectural exploration of habitats and the needs of astronauts in undertaking longer, more complicated voyages than ever before. … This is an intelligent, challenging book … useful for designers and architects, engineers, and other professionals.” (Roger D. Launius, Quest: The History of Spaceflight, Vol. 19 (4), 2012)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Architecture for Astronauts
Book Subtitle: An Activity-based Approach
Authors: Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0667-9
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Wien 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-0666-2Published: 13 May 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1936-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-0667-9Published: 18 October 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 316
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Industrial Design, Industrial and Organizational Psychology