Artificial gravity studies and design considerations for Space Station centrifugesThe requirements to and capabilities of a Space Station biological facility centrifuge are discussed on the basis of an assessment of the objectives and subjects of future microgravity biological experiments. It is argued that the facility should be capable of both acute and extended chronic exposure of test subjects and biological materials to altered-g loading. In addition, the experimental approaches and equipment for microgravity studies on a Space Station are outlined. Finally, the engineering requirements of such a centrifuge are examined, with consideration of radial gravity gradients, size, and physical access to animals.
Document ID
19850051609
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Halstead, T. W. (NASA Life Sciences Div. Washington, DC, United States)
Brown, A. H. (Pennsylvania, University Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Fuller, C. A. (California, University Riverside, CA, United States)
Oyama, J. (NASA Ames Research Center Biomedical Research Div., Moffett Field, CA, United States)