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South African Glovebox
This glovebox was designed and built by the University of Stellenbosch, and passed all of the Russian certification tests for the flight. We'll assemble it during the flight from component panels. It's clear so that we can see exactly what we are doing. Inside are spaces for the incubator (Australian) that keeps the embryo's and stem cells at a constant temperature. There are three gloves to allow a second cosmonaut to assist with some of the more tricky operations in weightlessness. The glovebox has compartments for clean and used syringes, needles and other items. The Russians want to keep this glovebox on the ISS and use it for future research.
South African Glovebox
South African Glovebox
South African Glovebox
Karen Sharwood
Karen Sharwood
Zero-G Heart Rate Data
Zero-G Heart Rate Data
Lara Keytel
Lara Keytel
Heart Rate Monitoring
Heart Rate Monitoring
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Under Inspection
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Wired to the Gills
Cycling Through Space
Cycling Through Space
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Strength Testing
Strength Testing
Strength Testing
Isokinetic Testing
Isokinetic Testing
Isokinetic Testing
Isokinetic Testing
Nerve Testing
Nerve Testing
Balance Testing
Balance Testing
Exercise heart-rate graph
Exercise heart-rate graph
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Setting up
Take a load off
Take a load off
Orthostatic heart-rate graph
Orthostatic heart-rate graph
Not the Argus
Not the Argus
Adding the gamma one
Adding the gamma one
Wayne Derman
Wayne Derman
Danie Barry
Danie Barry
Electro-shock testing
Electro-shock testing
   
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