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Effect of science laboratory centrifuge of space station environment
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Searby, Nancy |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | It is argued that it is essential to have a centrifuge operating during manned space station operations. Background information and a rationale for the research centrifuge are given. It is argued that we must provide a controlled acceleration environment for comparison with microgravity studies. The lack of control groups in previous studies throws into question whether the obseved effects were the result of microgravity or not. The centrifuge could be used to provide a 1-g environment to supply specimens free of launch effects for long-term studies. With the centrifuge, the specimens could be immediately transferred to microgravity without undergoing gradual acclimation. Also, the effects of artificial gravity on humans could be investigated. It is also argued that the presence of the centrifuge on the space station will not cause undo vibrations or other disturbing effects. |
| File Size | 566072 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910003112 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3324v567 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Physiological Effects Samples Spaceborne Experiments Acceleration Physics Spacecraft Environments Artificial Gravity Manned Space Flight Centrifuges Space Laboratories Microgravity Spacecraft Launching Space Stations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
