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Basic Issues of Human Adaptation to Space Flight

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Kanas, N., Manzey, D. (2008). Basic Issues of Human Adaptation to Space Flight. In: Space Psychology and Psychiatry. The Space Technology Library, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6770-9_2

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