Author : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
Release : 2018-12-29
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Book Synopsis Experiment Kits for Processing Biological Samples Inflight on Sls-2 by : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa

Download or read book Experiment Kits for Processing Biological Samples Inflight on Sls-2 written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa. This book was released on 2018-12-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes development of an innovative, modular approach to packaging the instruments used to obtain and preserve the inflight rodent tissue and blood samples associated with hematology experiments on the Spacelab Life Sciences-2 (SLS-2) mission. The design approach organized the multitude of instruments into twelve 5- x 6- x l-in. kits which were each used for a particular experiment. Each kit contained the syringes, vials, microscope slides, etc., necessary for processing and storing blood and tissue samples for one rat on a particular day. A total of 1245 components, packaged into 128 kits and stowed in 17 Zero(registered trademark) boxes, were required. Crewmembers found the design easy to use and laid out in a logical, simple configuration which minimized chances for error during the complex procedures in flight. This paper also summarizes inflight performance of the kits on SLS-2. Savage, P. D. and Hinds, W. E. and Jaquez, R. and Evans, J. and Dubrovin, L. Ames Research Center NASA-TM-4685, A-950016, NAS 1.15:4685 RTOP 106-30-02...