Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. WHY SPACE? -- THE BECKONING HEAVENS -- KNOWLEDGE MOTIVES -- Advancing Science and Technology -- Education and Human Resource Development -- ECONOMIC MOTIVES -- Spin-Offs -- Managing Life on Planet Earth -- Use of Space Resources -- Space Tourism -- PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL MOTIVES -- Personal Motivation -- Uniting Humanity -- CONCLUSION -- 2. SPACEFLIGHT HUMAN FACTORS -- SYSTEMS -- Human Factors -- The Changing Conditions of Spaceflight -- LESSONS FROM SPACE, LESSONS FROM EARTH -- Spaceflight -- Simulated Spaceflight Environments -- Maritime Environments -- Polar Environments -- CONCLUSION -- 3. HAZARDS AND COUNTERMEASURES -- ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS -- Acceleration -- Microgravity -- Radiation -- MAINTAINING HEALTH IN SPACE -- Preventative Measures -- In-Flight Medical Treatment -- CONCLUSION -- 4. LIFE SUPPORT -- SPACECRAFT AND HABITATS -- Visiting Space and the Race to the Moon -- Shuttles and Space Stations -- LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- Artificial Atmosphere -- Temperature -- Water -- Food -- Clothing -- Waste Management -- IN SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION -- Biospheres -- Planetary Engineering -- CONCLUSION -- 5. HABITABILITY -- ARCHITECTURAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Forms and Configurations -- Deployable Structures -- PRIVACY -- FUNCTIONAL AESTHETICS -- Lighting -- Sound Control -- Odor Control -- CONCLUSION -- 6. SELECTION AND TRAINING -- SELECTION -- Basic Qualifications -- Psychological Criteria -- Ability -- Stability -- Social Compatibility -- TRAINING -- Informal and Formal Training -- Applying Principles of Learning -- Simulators -- EDUCATION IN SPACE -- CONCLUSION -- 7. STRESS AND COPING -- SOURCES OF STRESS -- Physical Environmental Stressors -- Interpersonal Stressors -- Organizational Stressors -- CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS -- Cognitive Effects -- Health -- Psychological Reactions over Time.

MANAGING STRESS -- Personal Coping -- Peer Support -- Psychological Support Groups -- Psychiatric Health Maintenance Facilities -- CONCLUSION -- 8. CROUP DYNAMICS -- CREW COMPOSITION -- Crew Size -- Age -- Gender and Ethnicity -- International Crews -- GROUP STRUCTURE AND PROCESS -- Leadership -- Communication -- Conformity -- Cohesiveness -- Decision Making -- CONFLICT -- Factionalism -- Conflicts with Mission Control -- CONCLUSION -- 9. AT WORK -- SPACEFLIGHT CONDITIONS AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE -- Perception -- Circadian Rhythms -- Working in Microgravity -- Space Suits and Extravehicular Activities -- Role Loading -- THE SPACEFARER'S TOOL KIT -- Work Spaces -- Basic Tools -- PARTNERING WITH INTELLIGENT MACHINES -- Assigning Tasks to People and Machines -- Trust -- Who's in Charge Here? -- CONCLUSION -- 10. MISHAPS -- FAILURES AND ERRORS -- Psychological Factors -- Small-Croup Factors -- Organizational Factors -- DESIGNS -- Quality and Reliability -- Safety Devices -- User-Friendly Designs -- Keeping the Operator in the Loop -- CONCLUSION -- 11. OFF DUTY -- SELF-MAINTENANCE -- Personal Hygiene -- Eating and Drinking -- Sleeping -- Sex in Space -- LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES -- Self-Improvement -- Recreation -- Maintaining Contact with Family and Friends -- DOWN TO EARTH -- Family Relationships -- Working with the Public -- Retirement -- CONCLUSION -- 12. SPACE TOURISM -- TOURIST-FRIENDLY SPACEFLIGHT -- Who Can Go? -- Tourist Accommodations -- TOURIST ACTIVITIES -- Suborbital Flights -- Orbital Flights -- Hotels and Resorts -- FITTING IN -- Tourists and Professionals -- Environmental Protection -- CONCLUSION -- 13. SPACE SETTLEMENTS -- VISIONS OF THE FUTURE -- Moonbase -- Mars -- Orbiting Colonies -- The Millennial Project -- LIFE ON THE HIGH FRONTIER -- Existence Needs -- Relatedness Needs -- Growth Needs -- CONCLUSION -- 14. INTERSTELLAR MIGRATION.

STARFLIGHT -- Destinations -- Interstellar Spacecraft -- MULTIGENERATION MISSIONS -- Slowships -- Fastships -- SINGLE-GENERATION MISSIONS -- Shorten the Flight -- Lengthen Life -- INTERSTELLAR HUMANITY -- Population -- Cultures -- Interstellar Politics -- CONCLUSION -- 15. RESTORING THE DREAM -- WHAT WENT WRONG ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE? -- Public Opinion -- Constituencies -- Organizational Dynamics -- BACK TO THE FUTURE -- Cutting Costs -- Partnerships -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.