3. Life Sciences in the Space Program 



The Study Groups of the Life Sciences Strategic Planning Study Committee 

 (LSSPSC) conducted indepth evaluations of NASA life sciences. They sur- 

 veyed the scientific literature in their respective fields and interviewed 

 researchers and administrators at various offices and divisions within NASA Head- 

 quarters and at the field centers, particularly at Ames Research Center (ARC) and 

 Johnson Space Center (JSC). Some Committee members also visited the life 

 sciences research facilities in the Soviet Union, Federal Republic of Germany, 

 France, and England. In addition, the LSSPSC invited representatives from the 

 European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Space Development Agency of 

 Japan (NASDA) to participate in their initial meetings. 



The Study Groups organized their material into summary papers, presented in 

 this section as follows: 



• Biomedical Research 



• Radiation 



• Crew Factors 



• Systems Engineering 



• Operational Medicine 



• Gravitational Biology 



• Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) 



• Biospherics Research 



• Exobiology 



• Flight Programs 



• Program Administration 



• Applications. 



The Study Group reports present overviews of the given topics. The heart of each 

 document is the concluding list of findings and recommendations, which provided 

 the substance for the LSSPSCs overall findings and recommendations. 



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