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This chapter introduces the main topics of research that have benefited so far from the space environment (reduced gravity, ambient radiation, vacuum, etc.), and provides an outlook for future research development. By convention, it is split into two fields: physical sciences/engineering and life sciences.

Physical science and engineering studies can be further divided into subfields; however, they quite often overlap (e.g. fluids). They range from very fundamental studies such as tests of special and general relativity, to the variety of fluid disciplines such as combustion and materials sciences, which are more application related. The space environment itself is also investigated.

Life sciences address the impact of microgravity and radiation on single cells, plants, animals and finally humans. There is a discussion of how life is affected by the space environment, and how we can make use of this environment to learn about some basic processes in life and how it might have developed on Earth. Leaving Earth for long-duration missions to Mars, for example, requires a sound understanding of how to deal with such a very demanding mission both with respect to crew survival and operations as well as to the technology to support human life on such missions.

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