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The Initial Blood Storage Experiment - The spaceflight hardware programThe Initial Blood Storage Experiment (IBSE) was conceived to investigate the effects of microgravity on the formed elements of human blood. The experiment flew on the January 1986, 61-C mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The experiment hardware was designed to provide a closely controlled temperature and air flow environment for all blood samples. During the mission, two IBSE modules were on board the orbiter and an identical set of hardware and blood samples were maintained on earth as a control. This paper describes the development and performance of the IBSE hardware which was converted from a conceptual design to an on-orbit, man-rated, mid-deck locker experiment in 17 months.
Document ID
19900030470
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Almgren, David W.
(Little (Arthur D.), Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Csigi, Katinka I.
(Little (Arthur D.), Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Glaser, Peter E.
(Little (Arthur D.), Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Lucas, Robert M.
(Little (Arthur D.), Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Spencer, Richard H.
(Arthur D. Little, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 60
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
90A17525
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-17222
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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