Smith Nathan, Peters Dorian, Jay Caroline, Sandal Gro M, Barrett Emma C, Wuebker Robert
Protective Security and Resilience Centre, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Centre for the Future of Intelligence, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
JMIR Form Res. 2023 Feb 14;7:e37784. doi: 10.2196/37784.
During future long-duration space exploration missions, humans will be exposed to combinations of extreme physical, psychological, and interpersonal demands. These demands create risks for the safety, performance, health, and well-being of both individuals and crew. The communication latency in deep space means that explorers will increasingly have to operate independently and take responsibility for their own self-care and self-management. At present, several research programs are focused on developing and testing digital technologies and countermeasures that support the effective functioning of deep space crews. Although promising, these initiatives have been stimulated mostly by technological opportunity rather than cogent theory. In this perspective, we argue that digital technologies developed for spaceflight should be informed by well-being-supportive design principles and be cognizant of broader conversations around the development and use of digital health applications, especially pertaining to issues of autonomy, privacy, and trust. These issues are important for designing potentially mission-critical health technologies and may be determining factors in the safe and successful completion of future off-world endeavors.
在未来的长期太空探索任务中，人类将面临极端的身体、心理和人际需求的综合影响。这些需求对个人和机组人员的安全、表现、健康和福祉构成风险。深空通信延迟意味着探索者将越来越需要独立操作，并对自己的自我护理和自我管理负责。目前，几个研究项目专注于开发和测试支持深空机组人员有效运作的数字技术和应对措施。尽管前景乐观，但这些举措主要是由技术机遇而非有说服力的理论推动的。从这个角度来看，我们认为为太空飞行开发的数字技术应以支持福祉的设计原则为依据，并认识到围绕数字健康应用程序开发和使用的更广泛讨论，特别是与自主性、隐私和信任问题相关的讨论。这些问题对于设计潜在的关键任务健康技术很重要，可能是未来外星探索安全、成功完成的决定性因素。
