Prospects for Psychological Support in Interplanetary Expeditions

Front Physiol. 2021 Nov 3:12:750414. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.750414. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

The article gives an overview of Russian experience in psychological support for orbital space flights. It describes procedures that currently exist and may possibly be used in upcoming manned interplanetary flights. The article also considers psychological unfavorable factors of autonomous interplanetary flights, as well as countermeasures, including promising methods of psychological support.

Keywords: interplanetary space flights; manned space flights; psychological factors of interplanetary flights; psychological support; virtual reality.

Publication types

  • Review