[A methodological study in a space flight simulation context].

J Rivolier; C Bachelard; G Cazes; R Gaud; C Le Scanff; E Rosnet; M Novikov; V Gushin; V Efimov; K Eskov; A Vinokhodova; R Hockey; J Sauer

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[A methodological study in a space flight simulation context].

J Rivolier·C Bachelard·G Cazes·R Gaud·C Le Scanff·E Rosnet·M Novikov·V Gushin·V Efimov·K Eskov·A Vinokhodova·R Hockey·J Sauer

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To study the effects of isolation and confinement on small groups during long space flights, it is habitual to use closed hyperbaric ground chambers. For the first time, the European Space Agency made use of a nautral environment taking advantage of an Antarctic winter-over at the French Dumont d'Urville Station. The main objective of that study ("International Antarctic Psychological Programme"), was to compare different Russian tests used for training cosmonauts to a W. European approach validated during previous winter studies and European ground chamber simulations. Russian techniques appeared to be oriented to a narrow range of phenomena and unsuited to discern the adjustment to stress conditions.

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J Rivolier, C Bachelard, G Cazes, R Gaud, C Le Scanff, E Rosnet, M Novikov, V Gushin, V Efimov, K Eskov, A Vinokhodova, R Hockey, J Sauer. 1998. [A methodological study in a space flight simulation context].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11542388/

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