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HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 29 of 422<br />

The most critical systems are the cardiovascular system (fainting), the neuro-vestibular system<br />

(dizziness, disorientation after quick turns), and the possibility of blood anemia (weakness). The<br />

muscles would be very weak during the first 3-4 days but would rapidly adapt.<br />

Regular exercising during transit and during the first days on the surface of Mars would have to<br />

be mandatory for fast adaptation. If no continuous artificial gravity is implemented, the<br />

following exercise equipment and countermeasures have been identified as necessary on-board:<br />

• Human centrifuge as a basis combined with a vibration platform as a possible<br />

countermeasure for bone and muscle loss (about 2 h/day/crew member as reference).<br />

• Endurance exercise: treadmill and cycle ergometer<br />

• Strength training: resistive exercise<br />

• Pharmacological countermeasures: bone loss, radiation, space anaemia, fluid loss<br />

2.2.4.7 Health<br />

The autonomous medical capabilities required on-board have been identified as the following:<br />

• Periodic evaluation of health status<br />

• Preventive care<br />

• Countermeasures (drugs for effect of the environment)<br />

• Trauma care<br />

• Analysis and Diagnostics (blood, urine, air, water, imaging systems)<br />

• Medications<br />

• Reanimation & First Aid<br />

• Anaesthesia<br />

• Surgery and Intensive Care (“home doctor surgery”)<br />

• Hyperbaric treatment<br />

• Radiation dosimetry, protection<br />

• Information technology: on-board expert system<br />

2.2.4.8 Psychology<br />

Psychological requirements other than the ones implicitly taken into account in the volume<br />

definition have not been defined. No crew composition requirement has been considered.<br />

2.2.5 Planetary protection requirements<br />

No specific planetary protection regulations for human missions to Mars exist at the moment but<br />

there is currently a working group addressing this issue. For the vehicles involved in the mission<br />

and for the samples collected it is assumed that the COSPAR 2002 regulations apply.<br />

As regards Humans the assumptions taken for this study were the following:<br />

• Any contamination of the habitat has to be avoided to prevent any backward<br />

contamination to Earth. Therefore, elements that have “seen” Mars should not be<br />

introduced in the surface habitation module.<br />

• Strict isolation of the crew during and upon Earth return is not foreseen, as it would not<br />

be practicable and very difficult to implement.<br />

As regards Vehicles and Samples, the following applies:

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