The Human Body and Weightlessness Operational Effects, Problems and
This book focuses on all of the major problems associated with the absence of body weight in space, by analyzing effects, adaption, and re-adaptation upon returning to Earth, using sound scientific principles embedded in a historical context. Serious prob
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The Human Body and Weightlessness Operational Effects, Problems and Countermeasures
The Human Body and Weightlessness
William Thornton • Frederick Bonato
The Human Body and Weightlessness Operational Effects, Problems and Countermeasures
William Thornton University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA
Frederick Bonato Saint Peter’s University Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-32828-7 ISBN 978-3-319-32829-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-32829-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017942723 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to Dr. Tom Moore whose unstinting and too often unrecognized work in the early Shuttle flights produced a number of the results described here.
Preface and Acknowledgements
The intent of this work is to provide a better understanding of one of the more challenging problems of current and future space operations—the reaction of the human body to a fundamental feature of the environment beyond that of Earth: weightlessness. This book was initially intended to be a small, readily accessible source of information and data on the major operational problems caused by adaptation to weightlessness. It was to be as simple as possible and comprehensible to virtually all those working in human space flight but who are not necessarily familiar with some relevant details, especially of the human body. On beginning the chapter on space motion sickness, it became obvious that published studies and data were too diverse to be adequate for operational planning, the ultimate goal of this writing. This changed the planned format
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