Vestibular side effects in the orbital stage of Skylab II and III missionsNone of the six astronauts were motion sick when tested (on or after Mission Day 8) in the workshop under experimental conditions which elicited motion sickness preflight and postflight. Skylab III but not Skylab II astronauts experienced motion sickness under operational conditions aloft. There were individual differences in the severity of the symptoms and susceptibility to motion sickness persisted for three to five days. The discussion centers around the reasons for the greater susceptibility to motion sickness under operational than experimental conditions aloft and the implication of Skylab findings for future manned space missions.
Document ID
19750057370
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Graybiel, A.
Miller, E. F., II (U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Pensacola, Fla., United States)
Homick, J. L. (NASA Johnson Space Center Biomedical Research Office, Houston, Tex., United States)