Abstract

In future long duration exploration missions (LDEMs), communication with mission control will be significantly delayed. Crews will often need to react to time- sensitive issues or hazards without relying on mission control for assistance. The need for a higher degree of crew autonomy without direct oversight from mission control naturally leads to the implementation of virtual assistants (VAs) to aid the crew; however, standards and guidelines for VAs in this context must be created first. For this purpose, a VA called Daphne-AT (Anomaly Treatment) has been developed to investigate the interaction between astronauts and virtual assistants in the context of anomaly resolution related to the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS).