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| Introduction
Life
Support
Habitat
On Mars
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The
Human Factor
Daily Routine OverviewIn order to maintain the astronauts' mental and physical health and maximize their time on Mars we have proposed a daily routine will be executed for the benefit of all.Daily LifeThe astronauts will be put on a cycling sleep schedule which will consist of eight hours asleep and sixteen hours awake each day. Of the sixteen hours the astronauts are awake, eight will be recommended for work, with a maximum of ten allowed. The remainning eight hours will be used for exercise programs, housekeeping, eating, and personal time. Meals will be prepared in a small kitchen consisting of one stove element and a microwave. Food will be in both the dehydrated form, for its space and weight saving qualities, and in hydrated canned goods. The canned goods should improve astronaut morale crew as eating large amounts of dry food is hard to deal with over long periods of time. Along with a specialized diet there will be a required exercise routine in order to maintain strength and limit bone loss due to reduced gravity.UnknownsOnce the astronauts arrive on Mars there will be a period of inactivity refered to as the recovery period in which the astronuts' bodies will readujust to a gravity environment. This period is expected to last between two to four weeks. The hope is to limit the time of this recovery period with preventatative measures taken during the flight to Mars. Once on the surface, the astronauts will begin an exercise program designed to readjust their bodies to a constant force. During this time much of the information gathered on the surface will be done through LMR and other automated methods.Selected References:
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