Cited by 92Team Dynamics and PerformanceSpace Exploration and TechnologySpaceflight effects on biology

Teams in Space Exploration: A New Frontier for the Science of Team Effectiveness

Salas, Eduardo, Tannenbaum, Scott I., Kozlowski, Steve W. J., Miller, Christopher A., Mathieu, John E., Vessey, William B.·2015·Current Directions in Psychological Science

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Researchers from a variety of disciplines are currently working with NASA to prepare for human exploration of Mars in the next decades. Such exploration will take scientific discovery to new heights, providing unprecedented information about the geology, atmosphere, and potential for life on Mars, including previous life, current life, and perhaps even our own lives in the future. To make these unparalleled discoveries, however, astronauts will need to undertake a novel and unprecedented journey. Moreover, the mission to Mars will require a team of crew members who will have to endure and sustain team performance requirements never seen before. Multidisciplinary teams of scientists have begun to provide the needed steps to address this challenge. The purpose of this article is (a) to illustrate the kinds of new conceptual frameworks and paradigms needed for teams in space exploration, (b) to delineate promising research paths to ensure that a robust team science can emerge for long-duration space exploration (LDSE), (c) to showcase initial findings and insights from studying astronauts now, and (d) to outline a plan of action for team-effectiveness research in LDSE.

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Authors
Salas, E., Tannenbaum, S. I., Kozlowski, S. W. J., Miller, C. A., Mathieu, J. E., & Vessey, W. B.
Affiliations
  • Department of Psychology, Rice University
  • Group for Organizational Effectiveness (US)
  • Michigan State University (US)
  • Smart Information Flow Technologies (United States) (US)
  • University of Connecticut (US)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
Venue
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Published
2015-06
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
200-207
ISSN
  • 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8721
OpenAlex
W1830488830
Cited by
92
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3
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14.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Space Exploration and Technology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Spaceflight effects on biology
Keywords
team science, Mars exploration, team performance, team effectiveness, multidisciplinary team, human spaceflight

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