ESA-CNES' 1994 Long-Term Bed-Rest Study: 42 Days Of Head-Down Tilt, A Simulation For Long Duration Manned Space Flights. 951513
In 1994, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French Space Agency (CNES) organized a long-term weightlessness simulation based on bed-rest; this experimental campaign was contracted for its execution to the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES). Height healthy male subjects participated in this experiment and stayed in bed-rest in a head-down tilt position (-6° vs. horizontal) during 42 days. During this experiment, the responses of several physiological systems to weightlessness simulation were studied: i.e. cardiovascular system, renal function, adaptations to exercise, muscle tissues, bone, immune system and metabolism.
Citation: Maillet, A., Bichi, A., and Decramer, L., "ESA-CNES' 1994 Long-Term Bed-Rest Study: 42 Days Of Head-Down Tilt, A Simulation For Long Duration Manned Space Flights.," SAE Technical Paper 951513, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951513. Download Citation
Author(s):
A. Maillet, A. Bichi, L. Decramer
Pages: 9
Event:
International Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Cardiovascular system
Microgravity
Simulation and modeling
Medical, health, and wellness
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