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Mir Space Station Simulation Study:
Human Behavior in Extended Spaceflight (HUBES)

During a 135-day Mir space station simulation in Moscow, Russia, a number of psychosocial issues were studied that affected a 3-person crew. The crewmembers completed the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the Group Environment Scale (GES), and the Work Environment Scale (WES) each week to assess changes in their mood and interpersonal group environment. Findings are presented in detail in the publications below. This study was supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Russian Space Agency (RASA).

Related Publications
  1. Kanas, N and Manzey, D: Space Psychology and Psychiatry, Microcosm Press, Torrance, CA, and Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2003. (Abstract)

  2. Gushin, VI, Efimov, VA, Smirnova, TM, Vinokhodova, AG and Kanas, N: Subject’s perceptions of the crew interaction dynamics under prolonged isolation. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 69:556-561, 1998.(Abstract) (Request Reprint)

  3. Kanas, N: Psychosocial value of analog studies for long-duration space missions: Overview. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 69:232, 1998.

  4. Gushin, VI, Zaprisa, NS, Kolinitchenko, TB, Efimov, VA, Smirnova, TM, Vinokhodova, AG and Kanas, N: Content analysis of the crew communication with external communicants under prolonged isolation. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 68:1093-1098, 1997.(Abstract) (Request Reprint)

  5. Kanas, N: Psychosocial value of space simulation for extended spaceflight. Advances in Space Biology and Medicine, 6:81-91, 1997.

  6. Kanas, N: Psychosocial findings from recent space simulation studies. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 68:640, 1997.

  7. Kanas, N, Weiss, DW, Marmar, CM and Grund, EM: Applicability of simulation studies to psychosocial issues in space. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 68:640, 1997.

  8. Kanas, N, Weiss, DS and Marmar, CM Crewmember interactions during a Mir space station simulation. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 67:969-975, 1996.(Abstract) (Request Reprint)