SpaceRef - Astronautics - Human Factors

Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility (ABF) - ABF is part of the Space Human Factors Branch at NASA Johnson Space Center and has been tasked to research and evaluate flight equipment, procedures, and systems from the perspective of biomechanics, human performance, and ergonomics.

Food Systems Engineering Facility - This facility is part of the Space Human Factors Branch at NASA Johnson Space Center and is a laboratory responsible for space food and package research and development. This facility designs, develops, and evaluates flight food, menus, packaging, and food-related ancillary hardware for Shuttle, Shuttle/MIR, Space Station, and Advanced Life Support food systems.

Graphics Research and Analysis Facility - This facility is part of the Flight Projects Division at NASA Johnson Space Center and uses high-performance computer graphics workstations to address human engineering issues in spacecraft design and analysis. The facility enables human modeling, viewing analysis, animation development, lighting evaluation, crew operations and maintenance analysis, design concepts visualization, and virtual reality applications.

Human Engineering Integration Team (HEIT) - The purpose of HEIT at NASA Johnson Space Center is to serve as a point of contact for human engineering on the International Space Station (ISS). HEIT processes are based on human engineering requirements and design standards, and are complementary to processes based on the flight experiences of astronauts, conducted by other teams such as the Astronaut AIT and Crew Interface Team.

Man-Systems Integration Standards (MSIS) Development Facility - This facility is part of the Space Human Factors Branch at NASA Johnson Space Center. These standards are comprised of a set of documents plus an associated relational database which have been developed by NASA to define all requirements for space facilities and related equipment that directly interfaces with crewmembers.

Man-Systems Integration Standards (MSIS) Online - These standards are comprised of a set of documents plus an associated relational database which have been developed by NASA to define all requirements for space facilities and related equipment that directly interfaces with crewmembers.

Space Human Factors Branch Flight Projects Division - This branch of the Flight Projects Division at NASA Johnson Space Center ensures that space human factors, including human physical parameters and performance capabilities and limitations, are defined, documented, and applied to the design and operation of vehicles, habitats, and flight crew systems equipment.

The Usability Testing and Analysis Facility (UTAF) Online - UTAF is part of the Space Human Factors Laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center. The UTAF provides analysis, evaluation and usability testing of crew interfaces for work areas and equipment. This includes computer displays and controls, workstation systems, and other types of crew interfaces.