[G-tolerance of female cosmonauts during descent in space flights of 8 up to 169 days in duration].
Investigations into g-tolerance of female cosmonauts during descent in space flights of varying duration are topical for the present day, as there are little data on this issue. Tolerance of +Gz-loads during descent was analyzed based on the data about 4 female cosmonauts in 5 space flights. The space flights were conventionally divided into short- (8-16 days) and long-term (169 days). In two space flights (16 and 169-d long), tubeless anti-g suit Centaur was warn during descent. In these space flights, g-tolerance of females was quite satisfactory advocating for the possibility for women to fly to space without any constraints. When the anti-g suit was not used, female physiological systems were stressed heavier than male. The spacesuit smoothed away this difference. Our results evidence a distinct positive effect of wearing the anti-g suit by female cosmonauts during descent as it reduces stress to their physiological systems.
Koloteva
M I
MI
Aviakosmicheskaya i Ekologicheskaya Meditsina, Russia.
Kotovskaia
A R
AR
Vil'-Vil'iams
I F
IF
Luk'ianiuk
V Iu
VIu
Gavrilova
L N
LN
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D018480:Astronauts; D005260:Female; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013026:Space Flight; D018531:Spacecraft; D013997:Time Factors
Perenosimost' peregruzok zhenshchinami-kosmonavtami na uchastke spuska v kosmicheskikh poletakh dlitel'nost'iu ot 8 do 169 sutok.