Flight Analogs Project
Flight Analogs Project provides NASA with ground based research platforms to complement space research. By mimicking the conditions of spaceflight in the human body here on Earth, NASA can test and refine scientific theories and procedures on the ground before using these in space. Future space exploration will challenge NASA to answer many critical questions about how humans can live and work for extended missions away from Earth. The Flight Analogs Project is one way NASA will answer these questions and devise ways to ensure astronaut safety and productivity on extended missions.
The Flight Analog Project relies on several ground based analog platforms to provide investigators with a testbed for research. Each analog platform has unique characteristics that may be required for scientific study.
For additional information about the Flight Analogs Project, please visit the following link.
http://hacd.jsc.nasa.gov/projects/flight_analogs.cfm
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Flight Analogs Research Unit
JSC’s Human Adaptation & Countermeasures Division initiated the Flight Analogs Research Unit (FARU) in 2004 to facilitate the central coordination of NASA-sponsored bed rest studies for the evaluation of exploration-suitable countermeasures. The FARU houses the NASA bed rest facility. Located in the Children's Hospital at the University of... More Info >> |
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NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO)
NEEMO missions are conducted at the Aquarius habitat owned by NOAA’s National Undersea Research Program (NURP) and operated by the National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (NURC/UNCW). NASA typically participates in 1 to 3 missions each year. Missions typically last 7 to 14 days and are.... More Info >> |
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Haughton Mars Project / Devon Island
The Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) is an international interdisciplinary field research project centered on the scientific study of the Haughton impact crater and surrounding terrain on Devon Island. The rocky polar desert setting, geologic features and biological attributes of the site offer unique insights into the possible evolution of... More Info >> |
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Antarctica
The United States’ Antarctic Program (USAP) maintains research facilities at McMurdo, Palmer, and South Pole Stations. Scientists believe that Antarctica’s climate, terrain, temperature, and isolation provide an environment on Earth that most closely parallels the conditions of isolation and stress to be faced on long-duration human... More Info >> |
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Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS)
Desert “RATS” is a combined group of inter-NASA center scientists and engineers, collaborating with representatives of industry and academia, for the purpose of conducting remote field exercises. These exercises provide the capability to validate experimental hardware/software, mission operational techniques and identify and... More Info >> |
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Human-related Altitude Chamber Complex
The 6 altitude chambers, 2 thermal-vacuum chambers and necessary test support systems operated by the Engineering Crew & Thermal Systems Division are utilized primarily for development, certification and parametric testing of life support systems for man in the hostile environments of space. Each of the altitude chambers is.... More Info >> |
Analog Characteristics
More information coming soon on feasibility characteristics.
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