Two transporter devices have been developed by the NASA Ames Research Center, primarily for the purpose of stowing small vertebrates and primates in the mid-deck avionics bay of the Shuttle during launch and re-entry. These animals will be used in Life Science Spacelab experiments. Stowage in the mid-deck area will reduce animal exposure to the high noise levels existing in Spacelab during launch; further, the possible exposure of the animals to high temperatures in Spacelab during re-entry and post-landing will be eliminated. The transporters will provide experimenters more timely access to their animals during experiment-critical, pre-launch, and post-landing periods. Rechargeable batteries in the transporters will provide life support system functions for the animals during periods of transfer and during mission phases in which power is temporarily unavailable. The transporters have been successfully designed, fabricated, and tested. Integrated testing of the transporters was performed in the Space Mission Development III (SMD III) Simulation at the NASA Johnson Space Center.


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    Title :

    Animal life support transporters for Shuttle/Spacelab


    Contributors:
    Berry, W. E. (author) / Hunt, S. R. (author)

    Conference:

    American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1978 ; San Diego, CA


    Publication date :

    1978-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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