Bertin Technologies was part of a team of companies, led by OHB System, who carried out the study Columbus Crew On-Board Tasks for the European Space Agency, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Micro-gravity. The study manager was Dr Kass, representing OHB. Bertin Technologies, was responsible for the work packages covering Safety/ Reliability, and Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) Design.