Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Exer-Genie, Inc.
- Summary
- Prolonged exposure to weightlessness, as was experienced by the Apollo astronauts, can result in muscular atrophy and in a loss of bone mass. It was found that exercise can ameliorate this effect. Under contract from NASA, the in-flight exerciser was developed by Exer-Genie, Inc. to provide a small and lightweight appliance to allow for exercise on longer missions. The in-flight exerciser, when attached to the spacecraft interior facilitated isometric (static) and isotonic (moving) exercise. While in the Command module, the astronauts typically used the exerciser several times a day for periods of 15 to 30 minutes. This exerciser was not flown.
- Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1978.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19781417000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Medical
- Materials
- Cylinder: aluminum; shaft: aluminum; cords: nylon
- Dimensions
- Approximate (Spread out in T-shape): 4.1 x 142.2 x 47cm (1 5/8 x 56 x 18 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19781417000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9871ebafd-5f0b-4255-98c7-776a40819025
