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Publication AbstractsMan in Extreme EnvironmentsAlf O. Brubakk, M.D., Dr.Med.Aviat Space Environ Med 2000; 71:A126-30; Section II AbstractHumans have demonstrated the ability to live and work in many adverse environments. Many examples demonstrate that our understanding of humans' ability to adapt to extreme environments is limited, but it is reasonable to assume that the main problems in space exploration will be psychological and social. It is argued that polar expeditions of an earlier age are a better model for space exploration than confinement studies or Antarctic overwintering. Some aspects of the reason for the success of these expeditions are discussed and the lessons that can be used are pointed out.Keywords: extreme environments, polar expeditions. Information on subscribing, and on obtaining copies of an article or of an entire issue. Table of Contents for Volume 71, Number 9 of the ASME journal.
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