Abstract
An organizational plan is presented for conducting direct experiments into vital body functions performed by one astronaut as investigator upon another astronaut as subject during manned space flights. The plan is designed to evolve the most compact equipment and most efficient “in flight” experimental procedure necessary for obtaining a given list of physiological data. This list is then developed in such a manner as to produce a table containing minimum necessary equipment and also a table itemizing the most efficient combination and sequence of “in flight” experimental procedures. This plan reduces equipment volume, weight and duplication as well as minimizing the amount of time and physical manipulation necessary to obtain the desired data, thereby optimizing the logistics of the “in flight” physiological data program.
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