Animal research facility for Space Station Freedom.
An integrated animal research facility is planned by NASA for Space Station Freedom which will permit long-term, man-tended experiments on the effects of space conditions on vertebrates.  The key element in this facility is a standard type animal habitat which supports and maintains the animals under full bioisolation during transport and during the experiment.  A holding unit accommodates the habitats with animals to be maintained at zero gravity; and a centrifuge, those to be maintained at artificial gravity for control purposes or for gravity threshold studies.  A glovebox permits handling of the animals for experimental purposes and for transfer to a clean habitat.  These facilities are described, and the aspects of environmental control, monitoring, and bioisolation are discussed.
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SETI Institute, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA.
D000818:Animals; D002498:Centrifugation; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D004867:Equipment Design; D006112:Gravitation; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008021:Life Support Systems / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D012106:Research; D012399:Rotation; D012453:Saimiri; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration; D014893:Weightlessness; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation