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[The countermeasure system for extended space flights].

I B Kozlovskaia, I D Pestov, A D Egorov

Aviakosmicheskaia I Ekologicheskaia Meditsina = Aerospace and Environmental Medicine

|February 26, 2009

Summary

This study details Russian countermeasures developed for long-term space flight (SF), including exercise and specialized suits. These methods effectively mitigated negative physiological effects during missions aboard Salyut and Mir orbital stations.

Area of Science:

Biomedical science
Space medicine
Human physiology

Context:

Long-term space missions pose significant physiological challenges to astronauts.
Previous countermeasures were insufficient for extended durations in microgravity.

Purpose:

To summarize the development and efficacy of a comprehensive countermeasure system for long-duration space flight.
To present findings from investigations at the Institute for Biomedical Problems.

Summary:

A Russian countermeasure system, developed under O.G. Gazenko, successfully supported long-term space flights (64-438 days) on Salyut and Mir.
The system includes physical exercises (treadmill, veloergometer), axial loading (Pinguin suit), and negative body pressure (Chibis suit).
This integrated approach proved highly effective in preventing or alleviating adverse effects of microgravity.

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