Early Manned Space Cabin Systems (1959): Rare Douglas Aircraft Engineering Report on Human Factors and Life Support in Early Spaceflight

Date de parution : 1959

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[Space and Aviation][Technology and Engineering] Konecci, Eugene B. Manned Space Cabin Systems (1959), a Cold War engineering study produced at the threshold of American manned spaceflight. Issued June 1, 1959-one year after the founding of NASA and months before Project Mercury's formal initiation-the report addresses integrating biological tolerances, psychological resilience, and mechanical reliability into spacecraft design. Authored by Dr. Eugene B. Konecci, then head of Life Sciences at Douglas Aircraft Company's Missiles and Space Systems Engineering Division. The work articulates the structural concepts required to sustain human life beyond Earth. The report documents a multidisciplinary transition from missile technology to crewed space systems during the intensifying U.S.-Soviet technological rivalry. Konecci, Eugene B. Manned Space Cabin Systems. Santa Monica: Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., 1959. Internal Engineering Paper No. 673. First edition. The 129-page mimeographed report, illustrated throughout with technical tables and diagrams, is presented in original printed wraps bearing the Douglas Aircraft "Missiles and Space Systems" insignia. Chapters include "The Human Factor," addressing physiological and psychological tolerances in confined pressurized environments, and technical analyses of "The Sealed Compartment Concept," atmospheric composition, acceleration and weightlessness, radiation, and acoustical energy. Tables model projected survival on limited water supplies and reliability calculations based on equipment mean time to failure, while Table XI presents theoretical "Examples of Earth-to-Mars Trips in a Nuclear Powered Vehicle," incorporating propulsion metrics that predate the Apollo program. The report references contemporaneous high-altitude animal recovery tests conducted by the U.S. Air Force and Soviet space experiments, reflecting the empirical groundwork for human orbital flight. Konecci's introduction underscores both scientific ambition and collaborative necessity, asserting that numerous disciplines would be required to solve the complex problems inherent in space cabin systems. Quarto. 129 pages. Illustrated with technical tables throughout. Mimeographed text in original printed wraps. Light chipping to spine ends and minor toning to cover edges; internal pages clean and legible without markings. Overall very good. Produced during the decisive preparatory phase of the American space program and within a principal aerospace contractor to NASA, this engineering paper documents the integration of human factors science into spacecraft design at the dawn of crewed space exploration.…

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Early Manned Space Cabin Systems (1959): Rare Douglas Aircraft Engineering Report on Human Factors and Life Support in Early Spaceflight
Auteur
Eugene B. Konecci; Early Manned Spaceflight
Année de publication
1959
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First Edition.
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