Susan Schuh directs NASA's Flight Crew Integration Operational Habitability team at Johnson Space Center, focusing on understanding and improving how astronauts live and work in space. She manages the Crew Comments Database, a unique repository of over 115,000 astronaut feedback entries from 25 years of ISS missions. This database informs design and operational improvements by capturing details from sleeping arrangements to supply organization.
Her work is integral to both current ISS operations and plans for expanded lunar surface missions under Artemis. Schuh's background in human factors and psychology supports her approach to optimizing human adaptation in complex environments. Her team's ongoing analysis ensures that crew experience continually shapes NASA's exploration strategies.
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Susan Schuh: Supporting the Humans in Human Spaceflight ↗Source published 2026-01-11. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.