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Human enhancement in space missions: From moral controversy to technological duty

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  • Szocik, Konrad
  • Wójtowicz, Tomasz

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Human space missions form an area of human life in which methods of more or less radical human enhancement should be taken into account. The space environment offers strong reasons for enhancement because of its hazardous nature. Radical forms of human enhancements in space, including gene editing or brain-computer interfaces (BCI), should be considered by long-term mission planners. The paper discusses various forms of human enhancement, such as pharmacology, cyborgization and gene editing, and states that many arguments and objections to human enhancement discussed on Earth are not applicable to the context of enhancement procedures for human space missions.

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  • Szocik, Konrad & Wójtowicz, Tomasz, 2019. "Human enhancement in space missions: From moral controversy to technological duty," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 59(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:59:y:2019:i:c:s0160791x19300831
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101156
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    1. Huttunen, Henri & Sivula, Oskari, 2023. "Moral adherence enhancement and the case of long-distance space missions," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    2. Monaghan, Conal & Bizumic, Boris & Van Rooy, Dirk, 2020. "An analysis of public attitudes in Australia towards applications of biotechnology to humans: Kinds, causes, and effects," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).

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