Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine: Volume II - Book 2 (Ecological and Physiological Bases of Space Biology and Medicine)

Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine is a collective scientific work which reviews the most important problems, achievements, and prospects for the development of space biology and medicine. Its purpose is to make available summarized and systematized data on the most important problems of space biology and medicine. The work was developed by a Joint Editorial Board established by the U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Academy of Sciences of the U. S. S. R. Contents of Volume II - Book Two Introduction Effect of Radiant Energy from Space on the Organism Radio-Frequency and Microwave Energies, Magnetic and Electric Fields Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared Rays Ionizing Radiations Psychophysiological Problems of Space Flight Biological and Physiological Rhythms Psychophysiological Stress of Space Flight Physiology of the Sensory Sphere Under Spaceflight Conditions Astronaut Activity Combined Effect of Spaceflight Factors on Man and Animals; Methods of Investigation Combined Effect of Flight Factors Methods of Investigation in Space Biology and Medicine: Transmission of Biomedical Data Biologic Guidelines for Future Space Research Authors' Addresses Index