EXPERIMENT INFORMATION
Interactions: Monitoring of Space Crew Interactions During Extended Space Flight (Vzaimodeystviye)
Principal Investigator
Research Area:
Behavior and performance
Species Studied
Scientific Name: Homo sapiens Species: Human
Study Type
Description
OBJECTIVES:
This experiment is studying small group behavioral laws during long-duration missions. The objectives of this experiment are:
This experiment is studying small group behavioral laws during long-duration missions. The objectives of this experiment are:
- To conduct a study of personal, cultural and national differences impacts on mutual perception of crewmembers, group structure;
- To conduct a study of the dynamics of crewmembers mutual self-perception and perception under stress during the different phases of long-duration flight; and
- To study the group dynamics throughout long-duration flight, and the impact on the level of self-identification with other crewmembers.
Publications
Vinokhodova AG, Gushin VI. Study of values and interpersonal perception in cosmonauts on board of International Space Station. Acta Astronautica. 2014. January; 93: 359-365
Suedfled P, Brcic J, Gshin VI. Personal growth following long-duration spaceflight. Acta Astronautica. 2012. October; 79:118-123
Johnson PJ, Asmaro D, Suedfeld P, Gushin VI. Thematic content analysis of work-family interactions: Retired cosmonauts' reflections. Acta Astronautica. 2012; 81(1): 306-317
Keywords
Perception
Social values
Interpersonal relations
Culture
Data Availability
Archive is complete. No data sets are available for this experiment. Please Contact LSDA if you know of available data for this investigation.
Parameters
Mission/Study Information
| Mission | Launch/Start Date | Landing/End Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition 19 | 03/26/2009 | 10/11/2009 | 199 days |
| Expedition 20 | 05/27/2009 | 10/11/2009 | 137 days |
| Expedition 21 | 10/11/2009 | 12/01/2009 | 51 days |
| Expedition 22 | 11/30/2009 | 03/18/2010 | 109 days |
| Expedition 23 | 03/18/2010 | 06/01/2010 | 75 days |
| Expedition 24 | 06/01/2010 | 09/25/2010 | 117 days |
| Expedition 27 | 03/14/2011 | 05/23/2011 | 70 days |
| Expedition 28 | 05/23/2011 | 09/15/2011 | 115 days |
| Expedition 29 | 09/16/2011 | 11/21/2011 | 40 days |
| Expedition 30 | 11/14/2011 | 04/27/2012 | 166 days |
| Expedition 31 | 04/27/2012 | 07/01/2012 | 65 days |
| Expedition 32 | 07/01/2012 | 09/16/2012 | 78 days |
| Expedition 33 | 09/16/2012 | 11/18/2012 | 63 days |
| Expedition 34 | 11/18/2012 | 03/15/2013 | 117 days |
| Expedition 35 | 03/15/2013 | 05/13/2013 | 58 days |
| Expedition 36 | 05/13/2013 | 09/10/2013 | 166 days |
Additional Information
Co-Investigators
Managing NASA Center
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Responsible NASA Representative
Johnson Space Center LSDA Office
Project Manager: Eric Gallagher
Project Manager: Eric Gallagher
Institutional Support
Russian Space Agency (RSA)
Hardware Items