As space exploration missions move from low orbit to distant destinations, including the Moon and Mars, new psychological, behavioral, and team challenges will arise. This manuscript represents an up-to-date white paper developed by European experts invited by the European Space Agency (ESA), mapping unfilled research gaps related to the psychology of space exploration, considering the incoming human missions, and accounting for the available scientific knowledge. ESA created the expert team and facilitated its work, but the team was completely independent in terms of contents. The white paper considers basic issues of adaptation, pre-, during-, and post-mission experiences, and possible countermeasures to be developed and tested. The resulting integrative map provides a guide for researchers that are interested in conducting research in the support of future space exploration endeavors.

Pagnini, F., Manzey, D., Rosnet, E., Ferravante, D., White, O., Smith, N., Human behavior and performance in deep space exploration: next challenges and research gaps, <<NPJ MICROGRAVITY>>, 2023; 9 (1): 1-7. [doi:10.1038/s41526-023-00270-7] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/235174]

Human behavior and performance in deep space exploration: next challenges and research gaps

Pagnini, Francesco
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2023

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As space exploration missions move from low orbit to distant destinations, including the Moon and Mars, new psychological, behavioral, and team challenges will arise. This manuscript represents an up-to-date white paper developed by European experts invited by the European Space Agency (ESA), mapping unfilled research gaps related to the psychology of space exploration, considering the incoming human missions, and accounting for the available scientific knowledge. ESA created the expert team and facilitated its work, but the team was completely independent in terms of contents. The white paper considers basic issues of adaptation, pre-, during-, and post-mission experiences, and possible countermeasures to be developed and tested. The resulting integrative map provides a guide for researchers that are interested in conducting research in the support of future space exploration endeavors.
2023
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Pagnini, F., Manzey, D., Rosnet, E., Ferravante, D., White, O., Smith, N., Human behavior and performance in deep space exploration: next challenges and research gaps, <<NPJ MICROGRAVITY>>, 2023; 9 (1): 1-7. [doi:10.1038/s41526-023-00270-7] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/235174]
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