NASA Photo ID: SL2-02-180          File Name: 10076115.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 06/01/73
Title: Astronaut Joseph Kerwin test subject Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment
Description:
Scientist-Astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, Skylab 2 science pilot, serves as
test  subject for the Lower Body Negative Pressure Experiment. Astronaut
Paul J.  Weitz, Skylab 2 pilot, assists Kerwin with the blood pressure
cuff. They are  in the experiment and work area of the Orbital Workshop
crew quarters of the  Skylab 1 and 2 space station cluster in Earth orbit.
Kerwin is lying in the  lower body negative pressure device. The purpose of
the M092 experiment is to  provide information concerning the time course
of cardiovascular adaptation  during flight, and to provide inflight data
for predicting the degree of  orthostatic intolerance and impairment of
physical capacity to be expected  upon return to Earth environment. The
data collected in support of M092 are  blood pressure, heart rate, body
temperature, vectorcardiogram, LBNPD  pressure, leg volume changes, and
body weight.          
Subject terms:
ASTRONAUTS                              
BLOOD PRESSURE                          
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                   
LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE            
SKYLAB 2                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS                  

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