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Ergonomics In Space Flight – Past, Present, & Future, Robert Consolo
Ergonomics In Space Flight – Past, Present, & Future, Robert Consolo
Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference
From the days of “The Rocket Men” to the uprising of SpaceX, spaceflight has always inspired awe in humanity. If you examine the men that were apart of those first missions, you will find that they were not only the most capable, but won the genetic lottery to become this nations first astronauts. Looking to the times of Mercury, you see the extreme constraints that potential astronaut candidates had to meet in order to go to space. Aside from the rigorous medical testing, potential candidates also had to meet strict height and weight requirements. Early candidates could not be taller …