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NASA NTRS1980

Spacelab flight simulated by two monkeys at CERMA

A semiautomatic module for two monkeys was designed. The module shelters two Rhesus monkeys seated side by side in a compartment, reducing the emotional stresses caused by isolation. Food pellets, water, and air are supplied and body wastes are automatically removed. Physiological and environmental parameters are continually monitored, making possible the performance of experiments concerning the pathophysiological mechanisms of the disorders of weightlessness. A ten day flight of the module in Spacelab was simulated.

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NASA NTRS1977

Ariane is less costly than the space shuttle

'Ariadne', the European rocket, was found to be less costly than the American space shuttle, judging by the price proposals sent to Intelsat for the orbiting of its three latest telecommunications satellites in the Intelsat 5 series. The 'Ariadne' is being offered by the ESA and CNES at a ceiling price of $20 million, while the shuttle is priced by NASA at $22.5 million under the same condition. Neither the U. S. nor ESA have endorsed these prices officially. They are being presented as estimates. The 'Ariadne' has a ceiling price, which can only be adjusted downwards, if need be. The launching prices of both of these spacecraft do not include the cost of adapting the Intelsat 5 satellites, designed for the Atlas Centaur rocket.

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