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Space Station Freedom crew training.

K J Bobko·E G Gibson·S A Maroney·J D Muccio
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The nature of the Space Station Freedom Program presents an array of new and enhanced challenges which need to be addressed en route to developing an effective and affordable infrastructure for crew training. Such an infrastructure is essential for the safety and success of the program. The three major challenges that affect crew training are the long lifetime of the program (thirty years), the interdependence of successive increments, and the participation of the three International Partners (Canada, European Space Agency, and Japan) and a myriad of experimenters. This paper addresses these major challenges as they drive the development of a crew training capability and the actual conduct of crew training.

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AstronautsComputer SimulationEducational TechnologyHumansInservice TrainingSpace FlightSpace SimulationSpacecraftTask Performance and AnalysisTeaching MaterialsWeightlessnessWorkloadJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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K J Bobko, E G Gibson, S A Maroney, J D Muccio. 1990. Space Station Freedom crew training.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0094-5765(90)90008-9

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