Measurement Device, Body Mass, Skylab
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Summary
- This equipment was developed for a biomedical experiment conducted by astronauts aboard Skylab, a U.S. space station occupied by three crews in 1973-1974. The purpose of the experiment was to determine the body mass of each crewmember and through daily checks to monitor changes during their time in space. The chair, suspended on springs from the frame, served as a scale. Correlating variations in body mass with other biomedical data helped scientists understand the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the astronauts' health and fitness.
- NASA transferred this training version of the flight equipment to the Museum in 1979.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19790409000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Scientific Devices
- Materials
- metal, fabric
- Dimensions
- unknown; need to make in-situ measurements
- 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_A19790409000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv931ece504-f9e1-464b-987f-832ecec0dd1a
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