Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite (BESS) program is proposed to provide a long-duration, earth-orbiting facility to expose selected specimens in a series of biomedical experiments through the 1980's. Launched and retrieved by the Space Transportation System, the fully reusable, free-flying BESS will contain all systems necessary to conduct a six-month to one-year spaceflight mission. The spacecraft system will consist of a large pressurized experiment module and a standard NASA service module currently conceived as the Goddard Multi-Mission Spacecraft (MMS). The experiment module will contain the life-support systems, waste management system, specimen-holding facilities, and monitoring, evaluating, and data-handling equipment. Although a variety of specimens will be flown in basic biological and medical studies, the primate was taken as the principal design driver since it has a maximal life-support demand.
Keywords:
LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACE VEHICLES
Type:
ASME PAPER 76-ENAS-57
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Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems; Jul 12, 1976 - Jul 15, 1976; San Diego, CA
Format:
text
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