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Well-Being and Life-Support on the Moon and Beyond

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  • Carole Tafforin

    (Ethospace, Research and Study Group in Human and Space Ethology, France)

  • Christian Tamponnet

    (Ethospace, Research and Study Group in Human and Space Ethology, France)

Abstract

A future prospect is humanity’s evolution in outer space. This paper investigated the change of paradigm from survivability to well-being of crews in social isolation and physical confinement as experimented in three simulated missions with life-support systems. We introduced the concepts by related definitions and we analyzed data by the ethological approach. It is based on a quantitative description of specific social interactions and facial expressions in daily life activities. We discussed the results showing the beneficial effects of multicultural crews and crew’s food production from the mock-up habitat’s greenhouses. That draws a broad space ecosystem including ecological, physiological and psychological life-supports responding to new needs, solutions and techniques to apply on Earth, Moon or Mars.

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  • Carole Tafforin & Christian Tamponnet, 2025. "Well-Being and Life-Support on the Moon and Beyond," European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 5(1), pages 37-44, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:social:v:5:y:2025:i:1:id:18584
    DOI: 10.24018/ejsocial.2025.5.1.584
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