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May, C. B.

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NASA NTRS1975

Life sciences manned payloads for Shuttle/Spacelab

This paper summarizes the highlights of the NASA/MSFC Life Sciences Payload Definition and Integration studies. Four closely related studies describing research requirements, engineering analysis, and design concepts for a family of life sciences laboratories are reviewed. The study approach was based upon a broad laboratory capability to do research in medicine, biology, life support and protective systems, and man-systems integration. This laboratory design concept provides the flexibility desired for the changing requirements of a long-term space program. Designs of the resulting conceptual laboratories that satisfy the research goals are presented. The on-going NASA program activity to support future life sciences involvement in the Spacelab is outlined.

Heppner, D. B.↗
NASA NTRS1972

A space maintainability experiment aboard the Ben Franklin submersible during the 30-day Gulf Stream drift mission.

In the summer of 1969, a deep submersible drifted for 30 days below the surface of the Gulf Stream, while operated by a six man crew. The main purpose of the mission was oceanographic research. The crew's activities and completely self-contained environment resembled those of a space station such as Skylab. Because of these similarities aspects of onboard vehicle maintenance during the actual conduct of a scientific mission were investigated. The maintainability study was accomplished in six distinct phases. Two useful plots of manpower distribution were developed. A maintenance action summary is presented in a table.

Kappler, J. R.↗