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Man holding Beckman cardiovascular reflex conditioner

  • 1965

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This cardiovascular reflex conditioning system was designed by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964 for NASA's Projects Gemini and Apollo. This system was part of astronauts' flight suits and would inflate and deflate cuffs to stimulate blood flow to lower limbs, preventing the usual diuretic effects of prolonged weightlessness during space flight.

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  • 8 in. W x 10 in. L
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  • (verso) "NASA. 1965. "Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioner." Will be used in space flights to assimulate gravity....... K. Charlton. 14 Tad 1036-1."
  • (verso) "48. 15TAD180-5."
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
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  • Box 89, Folder 2

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Dietrich, T. A. “Man Holding Beckman Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioner,” 1965. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 89, Folder 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/sf268528t.

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