That's One Small Step for Man: Cultural and Physiological Cross-benefits Between Gravity and Reduced Gravity Environments

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Cranz, Galen, author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (2000-07-10 : Toulouse, France)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2000

Summary:

Over ten thousand years of chair use on Earth have evolved primarily for reasons of status rather than comfort. The radically different physiological context of prolonged occupation of reduced gravity environments in outer space has provided a new opportunity to think outside the cultural box back on Earth. This paper explores possible alternatives to the chair for a range of activities including working, learning, and resting in gravity. Conversely, it suggests that what we have learned on Earth from body-mind disciplines, especially the Alexander Technique, might enhance performance in reduced gravity

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Publisher Number:

2000-01-2462

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