scholarly journals Virtual Environment Systems for Simulating Robots in Manned Space Fligts.

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
M.V. Mikhailyuk ◽  
A.V. Maltsev ◽  
A.V. Timokhin ◽  
E.V. Strashnov ◽  
B.I. Kryuchkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Manned Space ◽  
Human Exploration ◽  
Robotic Space Exploration

The article considers computer-based prototyping as part of simulation stands and space simulators for future human-robotic space exploration, as well as features of using virtual environment systems (VES) for this purpose. The article describes the formulation of research tasks related to the use of VES-based simulation stands and systems in modeling the cosmonauts’ activities relying on the experience of designing orbital simulators. In prospect it will justify the composition and purpose of the VES modules for lunar projects and clarify the use of VR-technologies in the simulation of robotic operations during human exploration of the moon.

Protecting and expanding the richness and diversity of life, an ethic for astrobiology research and space exploration

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard O. Randolph ◽  
Christopher P. McKay
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Microbial Life ◽  
Life On Mars ◽  
Operational Policies ◽  
Diversity Of Life ◽  
Human Exploration

AbstractThe ongoing search for life on other worlds and the prospects of eventual human exploration of the Moon and Mars indicate the need for new ethical guidelines to direct our actions as we search and how we respond if we discover microbial life on other worlds. Here we review how life on other worlds presents a novel question in environmental ethics. We propose a principle of protecting and expanding the richness and diversity of life as the basis of an ethic for astrobiology research and space exploration. There are immediate implications for the operational policies governing how we conduct the search for life on Mars and how we plan for human exploration throughout the Solar System.

Nutrition as Fuel for Human Spaceflight

Physiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 324-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott M. Smith ◽  
Sara R. Zwart
Keyword(s):  
Space Exploration ◽  
Planetary Exploration ◽  
Human Spaceflight ◽  
Human Exploration ◽  
History Books

History books are rife with examples of the role of nutrition in determining either the success or the failure of human exploration on Earth. With planetary exploration in our future, it is imperative that we understand the role of nutrition in optimizing health before humans can safely take the next giant leaps in space exploration.

Bringing the Moon to Mankind

2019 ◽  
pp. 44-58
Author(s):  
David Miguel Molina ◽  
P. J. Blount
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
African American Community ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Space Program ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Black Freedom ◽  
Long Civil Rights Movement

In chapter 3, Molina and Blount offer a contextualization of NASA’s interlocutory role throughout the long civil rights movement by mobilizing these three themes to analyze a series of archival and cultural artifacts. The authors first analyze the rhetoric deployed by the Poor People Campaign’s various mobilizations to show that the American space program was viewed with deep skepticism by the African American community and particularly within the context of ongoing struggles for black freedom. Second, they discuss the “distance” between the tropes of spatial disenfranchisement represented in the civil rights movement and the Moon missions to show how space exploration was portrayed as an acceleration of the marginalization of black spaces.

Consideration of a Grass-Roots Space Program

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Space Program ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Economic State ◽  
New Space ◽  
Human Space Exploration

Human space exploration has historically provided a great many people with a positive vision of the future. At this time, society faces many 21st century problems (global warming, sea level rise, etc.) and could use some of that vision. The economic state of the nations that historically paid for this exploration does not currently allow for a large and expensive new space initiative, like Apollo to the Moon or a trip to Mars. Nevertheless, there have been great strides in computing and resulting social media. Could a very large number of dedicated people self-organize into a grassroots human space program? This story envisions such a movement and the lessons today's students could learn from the attempt.

Human Planetary Exploration

2019 ◽  
pp. 225-240
Author(s):  
Sophie Gruber
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Exploration ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Hardware Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Planetary Bodies ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Human Exploration

The human exploration of planetary bodies started with the Apollo missions to the Moon, which provided valuable lessons learned and experience for the future human exploration. Based on that, the design of hardware and operations need to further be developed to also overcome the new challenges, which arise when planning crewed missions to Mars and beyond. This chapter provides an overview about the environment and structure of the Red Planet and discusses the challenges on operations and hardware correlated to it. It further provides insights into the considerations regarding the hardware development which need to be investigated and defined before launching a crewed mission to Mars.

Immersive Storytelling

2021 ◽  
pp. 192-215
Author(s):  
Jodi Pilgrim ◽  
J. Michael Pilgrim
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Multiple Modes ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Digital Story ◽  
Digital Stories ◽  
Computer Based

Technology tools continue to contribute to the digital story formats, and in today's world, multiple modes of communication are used to deliver narratives. Digital storytelling engages an audience by means of computer-based tools to share a message. Through the use of digital technologies like virtual reality (VR), digital stories have evolved to include the concept of immersive storytelling. VR utilizes interactive 360-degree images designed to immerse the user in a virtual environment. Immersive stories provide the storyteller's audience with a sense of being present at the scene. This chapter presents a background on the rationale for the use of VR technologies in storytelling as well as classroom applications for immersive storytelling across all academic disciplines. The technologies and processes for creating an immersive story are presented along with clear steps and recommended websites. In addition, examples of immersive stories are shared.

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