A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name HPA - Hand Posture Analyser (National Contribution)
Operational Nomenclature HPA
URL https://hreda.esac.esa.int/hreda/#/pages/investigation;investigationAcronym=HPA_ISS
DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-s7qtlyk
Platform ISS
HRE-E3P Category Human Research
Mission Inc09, Inc11
Keywords ESA Human and Robotic Exploration data, HREDA dataset, Human and Robotic Exploration Data Archive, ESA exploration mission data, human spaceflight experiment data, robotic exploration telemetry dataset, International Space Station experiment data, ISS Columbus module data, microgravity research dataset, life sciences space experiment data, space physiology measurements dataset, radiation exposure measurements spaceflight, life support systems performance data, closed-loop environmental control data, ECLSS telemetry dataset, astronaut biomedical monitoring data, space habitat systems engineering data, robotic surface operations dataset, planetary exploration robotics data, lunar exploration technology demonstration data, Mars analog experiment dataset, in-situ resource utilization ISRU experiment data, space systems engineering telemetry, mission operations engineering data, payload performance dataset, calibrated experiment data products, time-series telemetry data, spaceflight sensor measurements, ESA exploration science archive data, long-duration spaceflight research dataset
Team Coordinator Name Valfredo Zolesi
Version 1.0
Team Members HPA_ISS
Publication Paolo Pastacaldi, P Orsini, F Bracciaferri, Gianluca Neri, M Porciani, L Liuni, Valfredo Zolesi, 2004, Short term microgravity effect on isometric hand grip and precision pinch force with visual and proprioceptive feedback, Advances in Space Research, 33, 8, 1368-1374

Valfredo Zolesi, A Norfini, Gianluca Neri, 2003, Hand Posture Analyzer: a Facility for the Study of the Human Upper Limb on the ISS, 54th IAC Conference, , , DOI: 10.2514/6.IAC‐03‐G.P.15

Jack JWA van Loon, Francisco Javier Medina, Hilde Stenuit, Eric Istasse, Marc Heppener, Roberto Marco, 2007, The National-ESA Soyuz missions Andromède, Marco Polo, Odissea, Cervantes, DELTA and Eneide, Microgravity Science and Technology, 19, 5-6, 9-32, DOI: 10.1007/BF02919448

Paolo Pastacaldi, P Orsini, F Bracciaferri, Gianluca Neri, M Porciani, L Liuni, Valfredo Zolesi, 2002, Short term microgravity effect on isometric hand grip and precision pinch force with visual and proprioceptive feedback, COSPAR, F1.1-0013-02

Valfredo Zolesi, 2007, Long-Term Microgravity Effect on Isometric Hand Grip and Precision Pinch Force with Visual and Proprioceptive Feedback, presentation

F Pacelli, A Paoli, Valfredo Zolesi, A Norfini, A Donati, C Reggiani, 2009, Implementation and ground validation of a facility for functional and structural analysis of proximal upper limb muscles in microgravity, Basic Applied Myology, 19, 2-3, 77-86

I Puglia, Michele Balsamo, Marco Vukich, Valfredo Zolesi, 2018, Long-Term Microgravity Effects on Isometric Handgrip and Precision Pinch Force with Visual and Proprioceptive Feedback, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2018, article ID 1952630, DOI: 10.1155/2018/1952630
Temporal Coverage 2004-04-22T00:00:00Z/2005-10-03T00:00:00Z
Mission Description The HRE Data Archive (HREDA) collects information and data of investigations funded or co-funded by ESA’s Directorate for Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE) and performed on microgravity and ground-based facilities since 1972.
Creator Contact https://hreda.esac.esa.int/hreda/#/pages/help/contact
Date Published 2025-11-07T17:33:43Z
Last Update 2026-07-09
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Valfredo Zolesi, 2025, 'HPA', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-s7qtlyk
Rights Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.