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