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Medical results of the Skylab programThe Skylab food system, waste management system, operational bioinstrumentation, personal hygiene provisions, in-flight medical support system, and the cardiovascular counterpressure garment worn during reentry are described. The medical experiments program provided scientific data and also served as the basis for real-time decisions on flight duration. Premission support, in-flight operational support, and postflight medical activities are surveyed. Measures devised to deal with possible food spoilage, medical instrument damage, and toxic atmosphere caused by the initial failures on the Orbital Workshop (OWS) are discussed. The major medical experiments performed in flight allowed the study of physiological changes as a function of exposure to weightless flight. The experiments included studies of the cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal and fluid/electrolyte balance, sleep, blood, vestibular system, and time and motion studies.
Document ID
19750029658
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johnston, R. S.
Dietlein, L. F.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1974
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
IAF PAPER 74-100
Accession Number
75A13730
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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