Abstract
On May 11–12, 2021, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and the MITRE Corporation sponsored a Workshop on creating a human research program for civilians in commercial space. It was recommended that space travel and habitation should be accessible to all civilians, including individuals with disabilities. In the coming decades, it is predicted that thousands and perhaps millions of civilians will be traveling, living and working in space in orbit around the Earth, on the Moon and beyond. This development presents major challenges to human space researchers because very little is known about the impact of risks caused by microgravity, radiation and other space-related hazards on the civilian with an underlying health problem or with a disability. In preparation for expanding involvement of individuals with disabilities in space, we propose the first draft of a human research program that will prevent or mitigate the risks and protect the health and safety of the individual.
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