#IMPACT25 Panel: Safety in human space flight – the astronaut’s perspective
We are entering a new era of human space flight. As humanity prepares to return to the Moon and even set foot on Mars, many commercial endeavors in space are also on the rise. One central concept that makes all of this possible is safety.
But what is safety in a space context? What does it take to feel safe in space? And what are the challenges that have to be overcome to allow astronauts to travel to and work in space safely?
In our #IMPACT25 panel, Dr. Emma Gatti, Editor in Chief of SpaceWatch Global, welcomes Dr. Norah Patten (aeronautical engineer and bioastronautics researcher) Carmen Possnig (MD and ESA reserve astronaut), and Barbara Imhof (space architect, professor & CEO LIQUIFER) to explore the human perspective on safety in space, from medicine to psychology, training, and spacecraft (or habitat) design.
In this lively and insightful discussion, you will learn:
- What microgravity in space does to the human body
- How astronauts wash and sleep while floating in a space station
- How and where astronauts train for space missions
- What the restrictions are when building a space station
Watch now!
