title: Sociology of an interstellar vehicle.
abstract: The successful functioning of an interstellar flight is dependent on the sociology of the crew. The crew needs to be homogeneous culturally to minimise conflict. A genetically similar crew is suggested as well, in order to provide an initial gene pool for a species differentiation after the establishment of a colony around another star. The goal of interstellar flight should be to extend man or his related descendants throughout the Galaxy and eventually the Universe.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bloomfield
mesh_terms: D018480:Astronauts / Q000523:psychology*; D005544:Forecasting; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012934:Social Isolation; D012961:Sociology; D013026:Space Flight / Q000639:trends*