STS055-106-056 - STS-055 - Tissue Thickness and Compliance Along Body Axis salt-water balance

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-55 German Payload Specialist 1 Ulrich Walter, wearing special head gear, conducts Tissue Thickness and Compliance Along Body Axis salt-water balance experiment in the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) science module aboard the Earth-orbiting Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Walter's activities in front of Rack 9 Anthrorack (AR) are monitored by German Payload Specialist 2 Hans Schlegel. Walter uses intravehicular activity (IVA) foot restraints. Walter and Schlegel represent the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR). This image was selected by PAO for release to the public.

Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACELAB, STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), BODY FLUIDS, ELECTROLYTE METABOLISM, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Date Taken: 5/4/1993

Categories: Onboard Operations

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON-EARTHOBS
STS-55