Short Title:
Optimizing Light
Responsible HRP Element:
Behavioral Health and Performance
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Collaborating Org(s):
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| National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) |
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Funding Status:
Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable
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Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
1. Assess the ocular safety of light exposure from LEDs at intensity levels higher than those currently specified for visual stimulation in space habitats.
2. Determine the acute neuroendocrine, alerting, and performance enhancing potency of the ambient extraterrestrial light as filtered through spacesuit visors or glazed windows for Moon and Mars missions. Test the hypothesis that ambient lunar and Martian light, as filtered through spacesuit visors, will suppress melatonin less and will be weaker for enhancing alertness and performance compared to ambient daylight on Earth.
Category:
Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory:
Evidence or Risk Characterization
Description:
Summary report regarding results of first phase NSBIR investigation. Findings from this investigation and other lighting investigations will inform future protocols for using light as a countermeasure in flight.
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
Med Ops - Medical Operations
Is a Customer-Supplier Agreement (CSA) Required?
Yes