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The Initial Blood Storage Experiment--the spaceflight hardware program.

D W Almgren1, K I Csigi, P E Glaser

  • 1Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
|December 1, 1989
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The Initial Blood Storage Experiment studied microgravity effects on blood. This research developed specialized hardware for spaceflight blood analysis.

Area of Science:

  • Space Biology
  • Hematology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Investigating the impact of microgravity on biological systems is crucial for long-duration space missions.
  • Understanding cellular changes in blood under space conditions is essential for astronaut health.
  • Previous research highlighted the need for controlled experiments to assess blood element behavior in space.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of microgravity on the formed elements of human blood.
  • To develop and validate specialized hardware for conducting blood experiments in space.
  • To establish a ground control for comparative analysis of blood samples.

Main Methods:

  • The Initial Blood Storage Experiment (IBSE) utilized two modules on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-61C).

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  • Experiment hardware maintained controlled temperature and airflow for blood samples.
  • An identical control set of hardware and blood samples were maintained on Earth.

    • Main Results:

    • The IBSE hardware was successfully developed and deployed on an orbital mission.
    • The experiment provided a controlled environment for studying blood samples in microgravity.
    • The paper details the successful conversion of the conceptual design to a functional space experiment.

    Conclusions:

    • The IBSE hardware met the requirements for an on-orbit, man-rated, mid-deck locker experiment.
    • The experiment's design facilitated the study of microgravity's influence on blood components.
    • The successful development and deployment demonstrate the feasibility of such biomedical research in space.