Start Date
4-1968 8:00 AM
Description
Experimentation -with live biology in space flight is a relatively new field of endeavor. The recently acquired ability of man to place relatively large satellites into earth, solar, and interplanetary orbit has opened to the field of biological research a great new area of investigation.
Bioscience experiments have already been flown on the Biosatellite and some of the Gemini flights. Many more are proposed. Some of the major areas of interest are as follows:
a. Studies of "zero-gravity" effects in living organisms. Reduction of the g vector to extremely low values for periods of time of more than a few minutes has, of course, been impossible until recently. The effects of the reduction in the gravitational force to essentially zero on the growth and reproduction of cells and on whole organisms is an area of great interest.
b. Studies of combined effects of reduced gravity and radiation: Of obvious interest to proposed human space travelers is the question of whether the combination of "zero-g" and radiation is synergistic or antagonistic.
Measurement of Space Environmental Effects on Biological Specimens
Experimentation -with live biology in space flight is a relatively new field of endeavor. The recently acquired ability of man to place relatively large satellites into earth, solar, and interplanetary orbit has opened to the field of biological research a great new area of investigation.
Bioscience experiments have already been flown on the Biosatellite and some of the Gemini flights. Many more are proposed. Some of the major areas of interest are as follows:
a. Studies of "zero-gravity" effects in living organisms. Reduction of the g vector to extremely low values for periods of time of more than a few minutes has, of course, been impossible until recently. The effects of the reduction in the gravitational force to essentially zero on the growth and reproduction of cells and on whole organisms is an area of great interest.
b. Studies of combined effects of reduced gravity and radiation: Of obvious interest to proposed human space travelers is the question of whether the combination of "zero-g" and radiation is synergistic or antagonistic.
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