Sport on the international space station

Nilsson, R; Tsantoula, E

dc.contributor.author	Nilsson, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsantoula, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:49:55Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:49:55Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/34786
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dc.subject.other	Project management	en
dc.subject.other	Space flight	en
dc.subject.other	Space research	en
dc.subject.other	Astronauts	en
dc.subject.other	International space station (ISS)	en
dc.subject.other	Space stations	en
dc.title	Sport on the international space station	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	During our master's thesis, about improving the way astronauts exercise on the International Space Station, we came in contact with a multitude of people engaged in different sectors of society and with different age and background. It was surprisingly many who had no idea about ISS at all. In this paper we will discuss the possibilities to introduce sport in space, on ISS in particular, as a step towards lightening up space missions with more drama and excitement. From a holistic viewpoint the huge gap between exercise on Earth and in space is apparent. While on Earth we have fun, show our skills, compete, reach goals, strike goals, do sports, celebrate sport and bet on winners, in space the astronauts simply work out while distracting themselves with music. How can exercise in space, for example on ISS, be given the same wide meaning as on Earth? The outcome of our master's thesis was several concepts for making exercise on ISS more fun, challenging, sport-like and better integrated. It includes completely new concepts, but also possible improvements to what is already there. The point for the session is not so much the astronaut's motivation to exercise, but the great outreach potential hidden in the two hours of exercise that each astronaut performs every day.	en
heal.journalName	International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004	en
dc.identifier.volume	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	5746	en
dc.identifier.epage	5755	en