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 » MIT OpenCourseWare » Aeronautics and Astronautics » Space Biomedical Engineering & Life Support, Fall 2002

Study Materials

 
Course Introduction
  • A Journey Into Space: Christopher Carr, Grant Schaffner, and Dava Newman (PDF)
  • System Interaction
Bone Mechanics
  • Bone Changes in Weightlessness (PDF)
Muscle Mechanics
  • Muscle Changes in Weightlessness (PDF)
Musculoskeletal Dynamics and Control
  • Multibody Kinematics
Cardiovascular System
  • Cardiovascular Deconditioning in Weightlessness (PDF)
Neurovestibular System
  • Neurovestibular Adaptation to Weightlessness
Extravehicular Activity
  • EVA presentation given by Ed Hodgson, Hamilton Sunstrand (PDF)
  • Newman, Dava, Barratt, Michael. "Fundamentals of Space Life Sciences." Chapter 22, Life Support and Performance Issues for Extravehicular Activity, pp. 337-364.
  • Extra Vehicular Activity - From Its Past to Its Future (PDF)
 
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