Utilizing zero-gravity simulation techniques, six subjects provided basic force exertion data under various conditions of personnel restraints, worksite geometry, and type and direction of forces to be exerted. All data reported were collected with subjects wearing Apollo suits pressurized to 3.5 psig. Current efforts are providing baseline data under 1-g. and 0-g. shirtsleeve conditions. This study is part of an ongoing program of research on man's role in maintaining advanced space systems.
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