Gravitational biology on the space stationThe current status of gravitational biology is summarized, future areas of required basic research in earth-based and spaceflight projects are presented, and potential applications of gravitational biology on a space station are demonstrated. Topics covered include vertebrate reproduction, prenatal/postnatal development, a review of plant space experiments, the facilities needed for growing plants, gravimorphogenesis, thigmomorphogenesis, centrifuges, maintaining a vivarium, tissue culture, and artificial human organ generation. It is proposed that space stations carrying out these types of long-term research be called the National Space Research Facility.
Document ID
19840046276
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Keefe, J. R. (Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, United States)
Krikorian, A. D. (New York, State University Stony Brook, NY, United States)