A summary is provided of the major operations required to conduct the wide range of primate experiments on the Bion 11 mission, which flew for 14 days beginning December 24, 1996. Information is given on preflight preparations, including flight candidate selection and training; attachment and implantation of bioinstrumentation; flight and ground experiment designs; onboard life support and test systems; ground and flight health monitoring; flight monkey selection and transport to the launch site; inflight procedures and data collection; postflight examinations and experiments; and assessment of results.


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    Title :

    Bion 11 mission: primate experiments


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    Publication date :

    2000-01-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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