ZERO GRAVITY INDOCTRINATION FOR THE GEMINI/APOLLO ASTRONAUTS

Abstract

The activities to be performed during weightless flight aboard the ASD zero-G aircraft for in doctrinating and training the Gemini/Apollo astronauts are described. The activities were chosen because they illustrate motions or behavior patterns that are significantly different during weightlessness from those under normal gravity conditions. The particular significance of each activity as it pertains to orbital flight is discussed. The period of weightlessness that can be produced aboard the KC-135 is approximately 30 seconds. Most of the activities described in this brochure can be completed safely within the 30 seconds allowed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0402786

Entities

People

  • Donald D. Mueller

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Angular Momentum
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Coriolis Effect
  • Demonstrations
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Motion Sickness
  • Motor Skills
  • Research Aircraft
  • Vehicles
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris