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LBNP
This is the orthostatic tolerance test to tests your blood pressure regulation while you are standing up with Debbie from Canada and Sue from Texas.
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LBNP lying down
Kari getting ready to test the LBNP- lower body negative pressure. This machine test how long you last in a negative body pressure situation until you feel like you are going to faint. I fainted!!!!
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nasamachine
This is the machine Kari lies down and runs to exercise during the day.
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nasamachine2
Another picture of the machined to work out laying down to simulate space exercise. There is a treadmill that it on the opposite and and the force of the lbnp sucks me in to be able to run lying down.
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Lisha Running
This is Lisha running until she can't run any more to test her maximum endurance and her oxygen consumption.
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Vo2Run
Kari running for the Vo2. I am running until I can't anymore.
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Balance Test
Testing Lisha balance to walk straight with her eyes open and then closed.
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Kari Won the coin toss
Here I am so excited to have won the coin toss. It was heads and I chose that so I won. Kari is going to workout , Lisha won't.
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Researchers, Nurses, and Twins
Don,Stuart,James,Rachel,Eli,Brandon,
Greg,Tyson,Dr.Hargens,Shinji,Dr.Meyer,
Danielle,Jenny,
Melina,Joanne,Beverly,Julie
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Beds 6 degree tilt
Here they are measuring the beds for a 6 degree tilt with head downward to simulate weightlessness. Here we will lay down for 30 days.
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Twins getting ready to lie down
January 15th 12:00 p.m. we get ready to lie down in our beds for a month. We say good night and get in bed to begin the bedrest.
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kari running
the treadmill is on the end of the chamber and there is a lower body negative pressure that creates the gravity so I can run laying down
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