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Space motion sickness during 24 flights of the Space ShuttleThis paper examines the incidence and the severity of space motion sickness (SMS) during 24 flights of the Space Shuttle, using a standardized questionnaire administered to all crewmembers postflight. It was found that, for 85 crewmembers, the incidence of SMS during a first Shuttle flight was 67 percent, of which 30 percent were mild cases, 24 percent moderate, and 13 percent severe. Crewmembers with a second flight showed a reduction in SMS incidence, but the change was not significant compared with the first flight. It is suggested that variability in crewmember training and flight experience may explain some of the differences observed.
Document ID
19890033299
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Davis, Jeffrey R.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Vanderploeg, James M.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Santy, Patricia A.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Jennings, Richard T.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Stewart, Donald F.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 59
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
89A20670
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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