Episode 30: Astronaut Analog Mission Spotlight: HERA! - BIIRS Season 3

HERA is a mission done by NASA on planet Earth. Tune in to learn about analog missions, why this mission is so important for astronauts and how you can participate! We have Merch!! https://www.butitisrocketscience.com/shop Want to Apply to the HERA project? https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/hera Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Anna's Sources: Andrianopoulos, Vasileios, et al. “Domains of Cognitive Function.” ResearchGate, Breath, 2017, www.researchgate.net/figure/Major-domains-of-cognitive-function_fig1_316673061. Basner, Mathias, et al. “Development and Validation of the Cognition Test Battery for Spaceflight.” Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, vol. 86, no. 11, 2015, pp. 942–952., doi:10.3357/amhp.4343.2015. “Hera • Facts and Information on Greek Goddess Hera.” Greek Gods & Goddesses, 7 Feb. 2017, greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/hera/. Mars, Kelli. “About HERA.” NASA, NASA, 26 May 2016, www.nasa.gov/analogs/hera/about. Nasrini, Jad, et al. “Cognitive Performance During Confinement and Sleep Restriction in NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA).” Frontiers in Physiology, vol. 11, 2020, doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00394. Henna's Sources: “Human Research Program Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) Facility and Capabilities Information.” NASA, ROI - Flight Analogs Human Research Program, July 2019, www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2019_hera_facility_capabilities_information.pdf. Mars, Kelli. “About Analog Missions.” NASA, NASA, 17 Feb. 2016, www.nasa.gov/analogs/what-are-analog-missions.