The University of Debrecen is a prominent institution of higher education in Hungary. The UD-SPACE program integrated the researchers working in the space domain in the past 50 years at the university. The six research group focuses on the different aspects of the human spaceflight including life science, medical and diagnostically aspects as well as on climate change. Beside the difficulties of technical feasibility space travel implies another important aspect, the long-term maintenance of the physical and mental health of the astronauts.
In order to establish the optimal travel conditions, first we have to explore those mechanisms in the body by which the lack of gravity, limited nutritional options and social isolation exert their effects. In addition to the above, the six research groups of the university (UD-SPACE) also investigate the effects of cosmic radiation on electronic devices and the human body in a multidisciplinary manner.
The research is financed by the Thematic Excellence Programme of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary (ED_18-1-2019-0028), within the framework of the Space Sciences thematic programme of the University of Debrecen.