ORBITING EXPERIMENT FOR STUDY OF EXTENDED WEIGHTLESSNESS Volume Ⅳ LABORATORY TEST MODEL

摘要

This report summarizes the results of a definition study of a spacecraft system to support two primates in unattended, weightless, earth-orbital flight for extended periods of time. The experiment is planned as part of the Apollo Applications Program;the spacecraft launched as a LEM substitute on an AAP flight;the primates recovered by Astronaut EVA on a later flight and returned to earth in retrieval canisters within the Command Module. Intensive post-flight examination is planned to ascertain even subtle physiological changes in the primates due to their extended exposure to weightlessness. The study includes definition of mission profile and Apollo Applications Program interfaces, preliminary design of the spacecraft, and planning for subsequent phases of the program.