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Stecyk, Polly and Campbell, Paul D. (1995): Comparison of Mir, Shuttle, and International Space Station Habitability. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. p. 953.

“The United States and Russia have agreed to carry out cooperative human space flight missions over the next several years. The current emphasis for the Flight Crew Systems division is observation and assessment of existing habitability and systems design, development of common standards, and initiation of development of habitability provisions for future work on International Space Station (ISS). NASA has requested a study comparing Mir habitability to U.S. habitation systems standards and designs. In those cases when existing NASA standards for flight crew support are not met by the expected Russian contributions to the ISS, this evaluation can be useful to determine specific needs for improvement or change. Joint development of a space station requires mutual understanding, communication, and sharing of concepts and ideas. The designs of the U.S. segment and Russian segment of ISS reflect the two countries space experiences in the last 20 years: short duration trips aboard Shuttle of approximately two weeks, and long duration trips of three months or more aboard Mir. As a result of different experiences, the approaches to flight crew support differ. The following examples highlight how different space experiences have shaped the design of the two segments aboard ISS. The wide variety of restraints and mobility aids made available in the U.S. program reflects the needs of a crew still adapting to zero-g. Preparation of food at a galley by one person as designed for the ISS U.S. segment reflects a desire to minimize crew time on support functions to optimize experimental time. The lack of a shower in ISS Russian segment reflects Mir crew preference for a sauna. Cooperative design and sharing of experiences can lead to better designs accommodating the human factors requirements in the environment of space.”

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