Life Sciences Space Science in the Twenty-First Century -- Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015 (1988) / Chapter Skim
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Many life sciences disciplines (and probably others as well) would benefit from a "return capsules with capabilities similar to the Soviet ~Progress" capsule.
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It could be used to inventory biogenic elements in external galaxies, to image Titan in the ultraviolet and visible range, to search for organic molecules in Titan's atmosphere in the ultraviolet, and to study tenuous atmospheres In the outer solar system.
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SPACE BIOLOGY General Experiments in space biology and in space medicine will be expensive; opportunities will be limited. They must be preceded by thorough evaluation of ground-based mode} studies, for example by the cI~nostat or by bed rest.
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Such a locus is theoretically achievable at the center of the currently conceived Space Station. However, with projected growth (and activity)
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The centrifuge to be used for vestibular/neurosensory research might serve as an operational device to prevent and treat spaceflight ~deconditioning" in humans. For these, it may be necessary to consider a long-radius tether design.
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Important measurements include temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen tension, pH, electrolytes, osmolality of perspiration, and muscle tone. The possibility of wearing a simple "smart band-aid" or wristwatch that could measure and even process some of these data from skin should be pursued.
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Several general monitoring systems are required as integral components of health maintenance and safety. Cabin air should be routinely monitored for particulates, aerosols, bacterial count, and various trace gases.
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141 Specific Needs Essential to the development of a Controlled Life Support System is a growth chamber for higher plants (a ~phytotron~ or ~biotron"~. The building of such a facility, with its control systems for lighting, gas sensing, and nutrient and water delivery in space, would be a major undertaking.
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In general, precedents of other disciplines should be honored. Biological experiments and health maintenance pose several unique problems.
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143 addition, work is needed in the area of teleoperations the creation of a real-time interaction by raclio/TV link between the ground-based investigator and the on-board experiment or surrogate experimenter. This capability will allow experiment revision or modification in much the same fashion as on the Earth.
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