Abstract

ESA SciSpacE Human Research Programme

Ines Antunes, , European Space Agency

Presentation of the challenges faced by astronauts during long-duration space missions and how the European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting their health and performance through research on the impact of space conditions on the human body and the development of countermeasures and point of care technologies to investigate changes and mitigate those consequences. The presentation will focus on ESA's SciSpacE team, which conducts research in ground analogues, suborbital platforms, and on the International Space Station (ISS), and how the research conducted in space can benefit terrestrial medicine. The process of ideation, call for proposals, review, selection, and implementation of research projects will also be outlined. The presentation aims to provide insights into how ESA is working to keep astronauts healthy and productive during long-term space missions and how these efforts can also benefit medical science on Earth.