Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Following spaceflight, crewmembers experience postural and locomotor instability. The magnitude and duration of post-flight sensorimotor disturbances increase with longer duration exposure to microgravity. These post-flight postural and locomotor alterations can pose a risk to crew safety and to mission objectives if nominal or emergency vehicle egress is required immediately following long-duration spaceflight. Gait instabilities could prevent or extend the time required to make an emergency egress from the Orbiter, Crew Return Vehicle or a future Martian lander leading to compromised mission objectives. We propose a countermeasure that aids in maintaining functional locomotor performance. This includes retaining the ability to perform vehicular egress and meet early mission objectives soon after landing on a planetary surface.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Aerospace Medicine
Type:
Conference on International Space Station Utilization; Oct 15, 2001 - Oct 18, 2001; Kennedy Space Center, FL; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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