Psychology and Human Performance in Space Programs

Extreme Application

Lauren Blackwell Landon, Kelley J. Slack, Eduardo Salas, Lauren Blackwell Landon, Kelley J. Slack, Eduardo Salas

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781138339880
• eBook ISBN: 9780429804274
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business generale
• Index: Business

In Psychology and Human Performance in Space Programs: Extreme Application, operations experts from multiple space agencies, with support from spaceflight researchers, outline existing and proposed operations for selecting, training, and supporting space crews who currently live and work on the International Space Station, and who are preparing for future missions to the moon and Mars.

Highlighting applied psychology in spaceflight whilst acknowledging real-world complexities that occur when integrating across an international, multi-agency collective, this volume provides both historical and current perspectives toward spaceflight operations, with expert contributions from NASA and international partners such as the Japanese Space Agency, Russian space researchers, and the Canadian Space Agency. Helpfully outlining the progress that has been made so far, this book includes topics such as the selection and hiring of astronauts, the process of training a crew for a mission to Mars, and workload and mission planning. Discussing operational psychology in space and on the ground, this book looks to the future of research and operational needs for future missions to Mars, with an essay from astronaut Dr. Don Pettit on his experiences in space and how the Mars mission will challenge us in new ways.

This second of two volumes will be of interest to professionals in the field of human factors and psychology in extreme environments.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Editors
• Contributors
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 Ethical Considerations Associated with Exploration and Analog Environment Research
• Chapter 2 Psychological Selection for Extreme Environments
• Chapter 3 Out of this World Jobs: Alternative Work Analysis and Validation Methods in Extreme Environments
• Chapter 4 Applying Research-Based Training Principles: Toward Crew-Centered, Mission-Oriented Space Flight Training
• Chapter 5 Team Training for Long-Duration Space Exploration: A Look Ahead at the Coming Challenges
• Chapter 6 Mitigating the Impact of Communication Delay
• Chapter 7 Behavioral Health Adaptation in ICE Environments: Process and Countermeasures for NASA Astronauts
• Chapter 8 Space Flight Operational Psychological Support for Astronauts and Their Families
• Chapter 9 Extremely Stressed and Extremely Bored: Team Self-Maintenance in Long-Duration Space Exploration
• Chapter 10 Working in Space: Managing Transitions between Tasks
• Chapter 11 The Human Factors of Design for Spaceflight
• Chapter 12 Introduction: The Power of Higher-Order Goals for Space Exploration
• Chapter 13 Behavioral Health and Performance for Long-Duration Missions
• Chapter 14 The Canadian Space Agency and Human Behavior and Performance in Space: Historical Overview
• Chapter 15 Astronaut Selection at JAXA – from the BHP Perspective
• Chapter 16 Selected Russian Contributions to Spaceflight
• Chapter 17 The Blue Dot
• Index