Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Have you got what it takes to go to the Moon?
It was 1972 when the last crewed mission, Apollo 17, sent men to the Moon. As early as next month, a lunar spaceflight mission, Artemis II, is planned to send four
crew members to orbit the Moon. During the 10-day mission, the four crew
members will live in a pressurized nine-cubic-meter capsule that houses a seating
area, a hygiene compartment, and a small exercise space. There is no privacy
whatsoever for 240 hours. In future lunar missions, humans will land on the Moon,
about 384,000 km away from the Earth, construct a base, and live there for
months, like astronauts have been doing in the International Space Station or Chinese
taikonauts in their space station, Tiangong. They all need to be not only
physically qualified but also mentally capable of coping with stress,
isolation, and confinement. In addition, they all need to be good team members to
accomplish the missions together, like members in research facilities in Antarctica.
Cognitive abilities and psychological suitability are essential to live in
extreme environments for months.
Read the article and learn about what it takes for space missions.
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