External Communication of Autonomous Crews Under Simulation of Interplanetary Missions

Two experiments, with 17-day and 120-day isolation, were carried out within the frame of the Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station (SIRIUS) international project at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (Moscow, Russia). Manifestations of the “detachment” phenomenon in the crew – mission control center (MCC) communication previously identified in the Mars-500 project were confirmed in this study. As in the Mars-500 experiment, in the SIRIUS-19, the landing simulation in the halfway of isolation caused a temporary increase of crew communication with MCC. We also revealed several differences in the communication styles of male and female crew members. By the end of the experiment, there was a convergence of communication styles of all the SIRIUS crew members and also an increase in crew cohesion.

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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CREW–MISSION CONTROL COMMUNICATION ON THE STAGES OF ADAPTATION TO THE CONDITIONS OF LONG-TERM SPACE MISSION

Aerospace and Environmental Medicine ◽

10.21687/0233-528x-2021-55-2-29-34 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 29-34

Author(s):

A.K. Yusupova ◽

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D.M. Shved ◽

V.I. Gushin ◽

A.I. Chekalina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Space Station ◽

Psychological Adaptation ◽

Space Mission ◽

Communication Style ◽

Communication Styles ◽

Speech Communication ◽

Control Center ◽

Use Of Time ◽

Mission Control

In space experiment CONTENT, content-analysis was used to study speech communication between cosmonauts onboard the International space station (ISS) and the Mission control center (MCC) in different mission periods in context of time perception, chronodeficit and work schedule. It was stated that the reaction to chronodeficit affected crew communication with MCC consistently though variously depending on an individual communication style. Analysis of the frequency of crew comments in the Use-of-Time category enables to define the most challenging periods of psychological adaptation for cosmonauts with particular communication styles.

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Style Features in Communication of the Crews With Mission Control

Frontiers in Neuroergonomics ◽

10.3389/fnrgo.2021.768386 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

Author(s):

Anna Yusupova ◽

Dmitry Shved ◽

Vadim Gushin ◽

Angelina Chekalina ◽

Natalia Supolkina

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

International Space Station ◽

Classical Model ◽

Space Station ◽

Self Control ◽

Communication Style ◽

Communication Styles ◽

Control Center ◽

International Space ◽

Mission Control

In “Content,” an International Space Station (ISS) Russian segment space experiment, features of communication between the cosmonauts and the Mission Control Center (MCC) were studied using content analysis. The method is based on the concept of stress copings by Lazarus and Folkman. Differences found in the communication of cosmonauts led to assumptions about the existence of individual communication styles in routine communication between the cosmonauts and the MCC. The differences found were defined using V. Satir's classical model of communication types. The pre-dominance of three main communication styles (“computing,” “blaming,” and “placating,” as per Satir) was found. Manifestations and features of styles are discussed, considering the effectiveness of the “computing” style for ISS-MCC communication. Cosmonauts with a pre-dominance of this communication style, mostly are stable and with good self-control. An increase of the “blaming” and the “placating” style features in the communication of cosmonauts may require adaptation of the MCC communication and additional psychological support for the cosmonauts.

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