Psychometric Characteristics of Astronauts,

Abstract

Detailed information on the role of psychological testing in the selection process for NASA astronauts has been reported only in a fragmentary manner because of the sensitive nature of this information. With the lapse of time since the initiation of the U.S. manned space program, this information has become essentially of only historic interest. However, because of the current activity in the European space agency, where there is a requirement for astronaut selection, psychometric procedures and data are of renewed scientific interest. An overview of the psychometric process and extensive statistical analyses are reported. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039228

Entities

People

  • Bryce O. Hartman
  • Richard C. Mcnee

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Consistency
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Factor Analysis
  • Flight Training
  • Information Science
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Observation
  • Personality
  • Pilots
  • Psychological Tests
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space