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This paper discusses the role of human being in space, his/her functions and responsibility during space flights beyond the Earth orbit. The relationship of the “Human”, “Machine” and the “Earth” as basic elements of the control and decision-making loop is analyzed to provide maximum efficiency of such complex system.
When the idea of a large space station in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was conceived in the 1980s, it was primarily planned as an orbiting laboratory for microgravity research. Some even thought of it as an industrial plant in space. Whereas the latter did not materialize because of various reasons, the former is absolutely true when you talk about the International Space Station (ISS). Since the transition...
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