Possibilities of Studying the Operator Qualities of a Cosmonaut with the Help a Helicopter for the Benefit of Future Manned Space Programs.

The paper investigates the methodical and organizational issues of the use of existing helicopters in order to evaluate cosmonauts’ operator qualities for the benefit future manned space missions. The methodology for studying the ef-fects of long-duration staying in space on the quality of activity of a cosmo-naut-operator who controls a complex dynamic human-machine system has been designed and tested. The paper offers the system of objective indications for the evaluation of cosmonauts’ operator qualities according to the results of a series of preliminary experiments.