Space Environments for Humans

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In the twenty-first century, the idea of building space environments for humans is still ahve and, more than ever before, has taken on an international tone. Numerous nations, including the United States, Russia, China, Japan, and India, have been considering flights to the Moon and Mars, and some have made plans for the creation of permanent or semipermanent lunar and Martian bases, as well as long-term journeys within the solar system. 

For space environments for humans to become feasible, further research and development must take place in three main areas fife-support systems and shielding, types of space-bound habitats, and resources to sustain habitat populations. Given the vast number of possibilities within these scenarios, there are many considerations that will take precedence over others as humankind progresses toward a more developed future in space. For example, the operating conditions, power resources needs, and amenities aboard a habitat built for long-term, near-Earth orbit will be very different from those for a round-trip to the Moon or Mars. Despite these differences, there are many other areas in which research and development could uncover certain universally applicable materials and techniques. 

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University Research. Some of the most important pioneering research in space environments for humans has come from universities. For example, work done under the auspices of the Universities Space Research Association (which includes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Stanford University, and more than one hundred other universities) in medical and biotechnology fields has studied the use of microwave devices for closing wounds and the development of a means for measuring the effects of radiation on astronauts. 

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