The Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite (BESS) program is proposed to provide a long-duration, earth-orbiting facility to expose selected specimens in a series of biomedical experiments through the 1980's. Launched and retrieved by the Space Transportation System, the fully reusable, free-flying BESS will contain all systems necessary to conduct a six-month to one-year spaceflight mission. The spacecraft system will consist of a large pressurized experiment module and a standard NASA service module currently conceived as the Goddard Multi-Mission Spacecraft (MMS). The experiment module will contain the life-support systems, waste management system, specimen-holding facilities, and monitoring, evaluating, and data-handling equipment. Although a variety of specimens will be flown in basic biological and medical studies, the primate was taken as the principal design driver since it has a maximal life-support demand.


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    Title :

    Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite /BESS/


    Contributors:
    Berry, W. E. (author) / Tremor, J. W. (author) / Aepli, T. C. (author)

    Conference:

    Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1976 ; San Diego, CA


    Publication date :

    1976-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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