The main selection criteria are as follows:
- Aged 25-50 years
- Good health
- High motivation
- Height up to 185cm
- Background and work experience in one of the following fields: medicine, biology, life support systems engineering, computer engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering
- The working languages during the studies will be English and Russian, therefore fluency in one and working knowledge of the other language is highly desired.
- Availability for the whole duration of the study
- Non-smoker, no addictions (alcohol, illicit drugs, etc.)
- Candidates must be willing to volunteer for medical and psychological investigations.
- The candidate’s nationality and residence is restricted to ESA member states participating in the ELIPS and/or Aurora core programs (Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom or Canada).
The main exclusion criteria are as follows:
- Refusal to participate in medical and psychological experiments
- Relevant medical disorders
- Personal or family history of psychological disturbance or disease, which could adversely affect data or increase risk to the subject during the study
- Body Mass Index below 20 or above 28
- Need for special diet
- Refusal to give permission for general practitioner to be informed of participation in the trial
- Imprisoned persons
- Inadequate language skills
That's me on the "thanks, but no thanks" list then (on several counts).