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Multiteam Systems in Long Duration Exploration Missions: A Qualitative Analysis of Key Characteristics and Challenges
Dana C Verhoeven1, William S Kramer2, Marissa L Shuffler3
1Department of Health Services Research and Administration, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 29, 2022
Summary
Coordinating multiple teams is crucial for long duration space exploration (LDSE) success. Research is needed to optimize how these multiteam systems (MTSs) work together effectively across time and space.
Area of Science:
- Space exploration
- Human factors in aerospace
- Multiteam systems dynamics
Background:
- Long duration space exploration (LDSE) presents unprecedented challenges.
- Success relies on effective coordination of multiple teams (MTSs) in flight and on the ground.
- Existing research on coordinating LDSE teams across time and space is limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically investigate effective coordination strategies for multiteam systems (MTSs) in long duration space exploration (LDSE).
- To identify key affective, behavioral, and cognitive elements of teamwork within and between LDSE teams.
- To guide future research and organizational practices for successful MTS implementation in complex, novel environments.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative data collection through ten interviews with spaceflight and analog environment experts.
- Thematic analysis of interview data to identify consistent teamwork themes.
- Examination of affective, behavioral, and cognitive teamwork elements.
Main Results:
- Identified consistent themes in affective, behavioral, and cognitive teamwork within and between multiteam systems (MTSs).
- Provided detailed examination of current knowledge regarding team dynamics in space exploration contexts.
- Highlighted areas requiring further research for optimizing LDSE team performance.
Conclusions:
- Effective coordination of multiteam systems (MTSs) is essential for long duration space exploration (LDSE) success.
- Understanding affective, behavioral, and cognitive teamwork elements is critical for inter-team dynamics.
- Further research is necessary to develop evidence-based guidance for space organizations and similar complex environments.
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