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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)CESA (EuropeanSpace Agency) and DARA (German Space Agency) also provides the experiment equipment as shown below to the Neurolab Program.
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Rodent Research Animal Holding Facility(NASA) |
| The RAHF is a general-use facility for housing rodents to be used in
life science experiments abroad the Spacelab. The RAHF is installed in
a double rack to provide environment control, food, illumination, and waste
management for the animals on board.The data system in the RAHF is designed
to interface with the Spacelab data acquisition systems. The RAHF houses twelve rodent cage assemblies. Each cage contains a waste management system, and individual feeders and watering Lixits. Control can be exercised for overall cage module temperature and day/night lighting for each of four cage module quadrants. |
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Medical Experiment System (NASA,ESA,DARA) |
Various equipment are loaded to measure various physical data such as blood pressure, ECG and muscle sympathetic nerve activity onboad. These measurements are performed in response to the stressors such as the lower body negative pressure and handgrip loaded in Spacelab. These date will be proccessed by computer on board.
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Visual Vestibular Investigation System (VVIS) (ESA) |
The VVIS consists of the Body Rotating Device (BRD), Eye Stimulation &
Movement Recording System (ESMRS) and Experiment Control System (ECS).
The BRD is primarily a seat driven by a motor located in the Spacelab,
which is to rotate the test subject, and generates the acceleration.The
ESMRS is attached to the top of the BRD and in front of the subject head.
This hardware has the darkness curtain, eye stimulation system and eye
recording cameras in it, for stimulation and recording of eye movement.
Last Updated : April 8, 1998
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