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Biowaste monitoring system for shuttleThe acquisition of crew biomedical data has been an important task on all manned space missions from Project Mercury through the recently completed Skylab Missions. The monitoring of metabolic wastes from the crew is an important aspect of this activity. On early missions emphasis was placed on the collection and return of biowaste samples for post-mission analysis. On later missions such as Skylab, equipment for inflight measurement was also added. Life Science experiments are being proposed for Shuttle missions which will require the inflight measurement and sampling of metabolic wastes. In order to minimize the crew impact associated with these requirements, a high degree of automation of these processes will be required. This paper reviews the design and capabilities of urine biowaste monitoring equipment provided on past-manned space programs and defines and describes the urine volume measurement and sampling equipment planned for the Shuttle Orbiter program.
Document ID
19750056803
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fogal, G. L.
(GE Valley Forge Space Center Philadelphia, Pa., United States)
Sauer, R. L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Life Sciences Directorate, Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1975
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 75-ENAS-34
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start Date: July 21, 1975
End Date: July 24, 1975
Sponsors: ASMA, AIAA, ASME, AIChE, SAE
Accession Number
75A40875
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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