Space Health
Human-Centered Design for Space Exploration
At the heart of every successful mission is the human. We champion human-centered design principles to ensure spacecraft, systems and environments are engineered for human needs, limitations and strengths. Our expertise goes beyond optimizing performance—we shape hardware, operations and mission architectures across the entire design and operational lifecycle, delivering solutions that keep astronauts safe and missions on track.
Within HHPC/HHPC2, we provide critical support to NASA programs from early formulation through certification and flight operations. By applying robust human systems integration, we reduce risk to the crew while maximizing mission success. Showcasing these capabilities highlights our role in advancing human spaceflight and demonstrates the depth of expertise that drives exploration forward.
Human-Centered Design for Space Exploration
At the heart of every successful mission is the human. We champion Human-Centered Design principles to ensure spacecraft, systems, and environments are engineered for human needs, limitations, and strengths. Our expertise goes beyond optimizing performance—we shape hardware, operations, and mission architectures across the entire Design and Operational Lifecycle, delivering solutions that keep astronauts safe and missions on track.
Within HHPC/HHPC2, we provide critical support to NASA programs from early formulation through certification and flight operations. By applying robust Human Systems Integration, we reduce risk to the crew while maximizing mission success. Showcasing these capabilities highlights our role in advancing human spaceflight and demonstrates the depth of expertise that drives exploration forward.
Our Capabilities
Mission Planning & Preparation
- Systems engineering for health and performance systems, mission analysis for life support requirements, hazard assessment, health risk modeling, contingency and emergency response planning
- Operational risk assessment, health systems planning
- Preservation of force readiness, risk mitigation strategies
Human Factors & Habitability
- Human factors engineering, ergonomics, environmental control and life support systems, biomedical engineering, psychology, anthropometry, cognitive workload analysis, habitability design
- Human systems integration, habitability optimization
- Mental fitness, environmental stress reduction
(Space) Medicine
- Clinical support, preventive medicine, telemedicine, medical operations, emergency medical response, pharmacology, radiation health management, physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Medical readiness, preventive health systems
- Medical resilience, emergency response capability
Human Research & Performance Testing
- Cognitive and behavioral studies, physiological monitoring, exercise countermeasures, fatigue management, sleep studies, nutritional research, bone and muscle health
- Performance optimization, physiological monitoring
- Human performance sustainment
Safety & Reliability
- Risk assessment for crew health, failure-tolerance engineering, safety engineering for life support systems, health system redundancy
- System safety engineering
- Force protection
Certification & Standards
- Compliance engineering for medical hardware, standards development for crew health protocols, validation of biomedical devices
- Medical device certification
- Health policy compliance
Operations & Training
- Field medical response training, ground personnel emergency response training, simulation and modeling for medical scenarios, behavioral health support training, physical readiness training
- Health training programs
- Resilience training
Sustainability & Logistics
- Medical consumables logistics, spares for health systems, resource allocation for crew well-being, nutritional supply chain, waste management for health safety
- Health logistics planning
- Sustainment operations
Science & Research Integration
- Biological sciences, physical sciences (radiation exposure), data management for health research, genomics and personalized medicine
- Health research coordination
- Evidence-based health strategies
Manifesting
- Payload integration for medical experiments, scheduling health-related research, safety compliance, prioritization of health payloads
- Medical payload planning
- Mission health prioritization
Hardware & Equipment Development
- Biomedical devices, exercise hardware, robotics for medical assistance, software for health monitoring, AI-based health
- Health technology development
- Advanced health systems
Contingency Planning
- Medical evacuation protocols, hazard mitigation for crew health emergencies, autonomous medical decision support
- Emergency health protocols
- Contingency health planning
Behavioral Health & Performance
- Stress management, isolation and confinement countermeasures, team dynamics optimization, mental health monitoring, family support
- Behavioral health monitoring
- Psychological resilience
Advanced Countermeasures
- Radiation shielding for crew health, pharmacological countermeasures, wearable health sensors
- Countermeasure development
- Health threat mitigation
Ensuring Resilience and Well-Being for Life’s Toughest Missions
Together, these capabilities ensure the individuals we serve – and their families – are protected, supported and empowered to thrive in the most demanding environments.
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