PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL SPACECRAFT ATMOSPHERES,

Abstract

The results of physiological evaluations of artificial spacecraft atmospheres carried out over an eight year period are summarized. The atmospheres studied include those consisting of pure oxygen and mixed gas (oxygen-nitrogen); additional factors evaluated include simulated launch and reentry accelerations, decompression, and exercise. Findings regarding changes in pulmonary function and incidence of decompression sickness are discussed in term of exposure duration, sequence of applied stresses, and objective and subjective responses. The importance of individual reactions to imposed stresses is pointed out by particular examples, and the relations of such reactions to formulating judgments on the suitability of specific atmospheres are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712559

Entities

People

  • Edwin Hendler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Decompression
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Judgment
  • Nitrogen
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Sequences
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris