Turystyka kosmiczna a organizm człowieka

In this study the topic of pioneering form of the cosmic tourism is described. The effect of this kind of travel on human being is discussed. The attention is also paid to the complexity of the man's body structure. The main directions of the development of the cosmic tourism are introduced and a few facts from the history of the conquest of space are reminded, and also there are considerations to this topic. The study consists of four chapters. In the first part the cosmic tourism is described. In the second selected elements of body structure and human body function are introduced, also its complex character and basic regulating mechanisms. A confrontation of human body possibilities with factors present during the flight to space is touched up, e.g. on G-force and weightlessness. A problem of the astronaut's sleep is described, as well. Then, the results of the poll carried out in the topic of an interest of flight in space are introduced. Furthermore, the problem of life's risk during flight in space is touched up as compared to extreme sports. At the end, words of the only Pole, so far, in the outer space about the cosmic tourism are quoted.