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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Can biophysics tell us something about the weak equivalence principle vis a vis the thought experiment of Einstein involving human subjects?

4 May 2009 Over a period of several decades it has been noticed that most astronauts, either orbiting the earth or on trips to the moon, have observed phosphenes or light flashes (LF) including streaks, spots and clouds of light when their eyes are closed or ... Read more...

Effects of long-term simulated martian conditions on a freeze-dried and homogenized bacterial permafrost community.

27 Feb 2009 Indigenous bacteria and biomolecules (DNA and proteins) in a freeze-dried and homogenized Arctic permafrost were exposed to simulated martian conditions that correspond to about 80 days on the surface of Mars with respect to the accumulated UV dose. ... Read more...

Survivability of Psychrobacter cryohalolentis K5 under simulated martian surface conditions.

27 Feb 2009 Spacecraft launched to Mars can retain viable terrestrial microorganisms on board that may survive the interplanetary transit. Such biota might compromise the search for life beyond Earth if capable of propagating on Mars. The current study explored ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Space Simulation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Can biophysics tell us something about the weak equivalence principle vis a vis the thought experiment of Einstein involving human subjects? 4 May 2009
• Effects of long-term simulated martian conditions on a freeze-dried and homogenized bacterial permafrost community. 27 Feb 2009
• Survivability of Psychrobacter cryohalolentis K5 under simulated martian surface conditions. 27 Feb 2009
• Isolation of rpoB mutations causing rifampicin resistance in Bacillus subtilis spores exposed to simulated Martian surface conditions. 29 Nov 2008
• Acoustic radiation torque on an irregularly shaped scatterer in an arbitrary sound field. 30 Oct 2008
• [Hemoglobin mass in humans during space flight and its simulation] 30 Oct 2008
• [The problem of artificial gravity: the present status and possible approaches] 30 Oct 2008
• SOLID2: an antibody array-based life-detector instrument in a Mars Drilling Simulation Experiment (MARTE). 29 Sep 2008
• The subsurface geology of Río Tinto: material examined during a simulated Mars drilling mission for the Mars Astrobiology Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE). 29 Sep 2008
• Science results from a Mars drilling simulation (Río Tinto, Spain) and ground truth for remote science observations. 29 Sep 2008
• Design and practices for use of automated drilling and sample handling in MARTE while minimizing terrestrial and cross contamination. 29 Sep 2008
• The 2005 MARTE Robotic Drilling Experiment in Río Tinto, Spain: objectives, approach, and results of a simulated mission to search for life in the Martian subsurface. 29 Sep 2008
• Persistence of biomarker ATP and ATP-generating capability in bacterial cells and spores contaminating spacecraft materials under earth conditions and in a simulated martian environment. 18 Jun 2008
• Life at the limits: capacities of isolated and cultured lichen symbionts to resist extreme environmental stresses. 2 Jun 2008
• A facility for long-term Mars simulation experiments: the Mars Environmental Simulation Chamber (MESCH). 30 May 2008
• On the influence of spatial correlations on sound propagation in concentrated solutions of rigid particles. 30 May 2008
• Variable hematopoietic responses to acute photons, protons and simulated solar particle event protons. 28 Feb 2008
• Low-dose photons modify liver response to simulated solar particle event protons. 28 Feb 2008
• [Oxygen therapy during Argentine-based national and international flights] 30 Dec 2007
• Effects of simulated space conditions on foetal mouse fibroblasts. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Space Simulation'

Definition: An environment simulating one or more parameters of the space environment, applied in testing space systems or components. Often, a closed chamber is used, capable of approximating the vacuum and normal environments of space. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988) This also includes simulated EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY studies in atmosphere exposure chambers or water tanks.

Descriptor UI: D018561

Alternative terms: Space Simulation; Simulation, Space; Simulations, Space; Space Simulations; Models, Space; Model, Space; Space Model; Space Models; Orbital Simulation; Orbital Simulations; Simulation, Orbital; Simulations, Orbital;

Related Mesh Headings: Weightlessness Simulation;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: N06.230.150.440;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: to test space systems or components by approximating the space environment