Applying ergonomics for beyond the earth: Integrating participatory ergonomic design for sending a human to space.

Background: The aviation industry is a complex socio-technical system that has various parts which can be optimized by human factors and ergonomics.

Objective: The aim of this study was to provide insight into the collaborative ergonomic design process for an astronaut workstation within a small spaceship.

Methods: Having defined the project goals and other quantitative information such as anthropometric dimensions, the Catia software was then used for 3D modeling.