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Organism support for life sciences spacelab experimentsThis paper presents an overview of the U.S. life sciences laboratory concepts envisioned for the Shuttle/Spacelab era. The basic development approach is to provide a general laboratory facility supplemented by specific experiment hardware as required. The laboratory concepts range from small carry-on laboratories to fully dedicated laboratories in the Spacelab pressurized module. The laboratories will encompass a broad spectrum of research in biology and biomedicine requiring a variety of research organisms. The environmental control and life support of these organisms is a very important aspect of the success of the space research missions. Engineering prototype organism habitats have been designed and fabricated to be compatible with the Spacelab environment and the experiment requirements. These first-generation habitat designs and their subsystems have supported plants, cells/tissues, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in limited evaluation tests. Special handling and transport equipment required for the ground movement of the experiment organisms at the launch/landing site have been built and tested using these initial habitat prototypes.
Document ID
19770036616
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Drake, G. L.
(General Dynamics Corp. San Diego, CA, United States)
Heppner, D. B.
(General Dynamics Life Sciences Laboratories for Shuttle Spacelab San Diego, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1976
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 76-ENAS-17
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: July 12, 1976
End Date: July 15, 1976
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Accession Number
77A19468
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-29150
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-30288
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-31368
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-26468
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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