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Crew Health Care Systems (CHeCS) aboard Space Station Freedom will provide unprecedented on orbit capabilities targeting a wide range of nominal and contingency health concerns, from regularly scheduled exercise countermeasures and environmental monitoring, to advanced medical life support and medical transport. CHeCS installations addresses unique requirements in functional performance and equipment/user interaction within the framework of physical and operational constraints imposed by the SSF pressurized elements, the Space Shuttle Orbiter and the SSF Assured Crew Return Vehicle. This paper presents an updated overview of the design and development of CHeCS for Space Station Freedom (SSF) with an emphasis on physical installation and flight crew suitability.

Crew Health Care Systems (CHeCS) aboard Space Station Freedom will provide unprecedented on orbit capabilities targeting a wide range of nominal and contingency health concerns, from regularly scheduled exercise countermeasures and environmental monitoring, to advanced medical life support and medical transport. CHeCS design addresses unique requirements in functional performance and equipment/user interaction within the framework of physical and operational constraints imposed by the Space Station and related space vehicles. This paper presents an overview of the design and development of CHeCS for Space Station Freedom (SSF) with an emphasis on physical installation and flight crew suitability.