NASA Photo ID: S73-20695           File Name: 10076069.jpg
Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 03/01/73
Title: Astronaut Charles Conrad checks out Human Vestibular Function experiment
Description:
Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the first manned Skylab mission, 
checks out the Human Vestibular Function, Experiment M131, during Skylab 
training at JSC. Conrad is in the work and experiments compartment of the 
crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer at JSC. The 
reference sphere with a magnetic rod is used by the astronaut to indicate 
body orientation non-visually. The litter chair in which he is seated can
be  rotated by a motor at its base or, when not being rotated, can tilt
forward,  backward or to either side.              

Subject terms:
ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
ASTRONAUTS                              
FACILITIES                              
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER                    
MOCK-UP                                 
SIMULATORS                              
SKYLAB 2                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS                  
TEXAS                                   
VESTIBULAR TESTS                        

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