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57 International Astronautical Congress American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics tthh 5577 IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall AAssttrroonnaauuttiiccaall CCoonnggrreessss IAC 2006 October 2-6, 2006 Valencia, Spain Volume 1 of 16 Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 www.proceedings.com ISBN: 978-1-60560-039-0 Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. Copyright (2006) by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. All rights reserved. For permission requests, please contact the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the address below. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, Virginia 20191-4344 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 57th International Astronautical Congress 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 Assessing Group Identity in a Mars Simulation Environment ....................................................... 1 S. Bishop Do Psychosocial Decrements Occur During the 2nd Half of Space Missions?......................... 14 N. Kanas Cultural and Language Backgrounds of International Space Station Program Personnel........................................................................................................................................... 20 J. Ritsher Patterns in Crew-Initiated Photography of Earth from ISS--is Earth Observation a Salutogenic Experience? ................................................................................................................. 23 J. Robinson Leadership Challenges in ISS Operations: Lessons Learned from Junior and Senior Mission Control Personnel .................................................................................................. 32 J. Clement A Two-Man Arctic Kayak Expedition: Implications for Planetary Surface Exploration and Post-Mission Family Re-Integration ................................................................... 38 G. Leon Nutrition Issues for Space Exploration........................................................................................... 64 S. Smith Calcium and Vitamin D: Is Supplementation an Efficient Countermeasure to Bone Loss in Immobilization? ................................................................................................................... 71 N. Baecker Reducing Dietary Acid Load as a Potential Countermeasure for Bone Loss Associated with Spaceflight ............................................................................................................ 78 S. Zwart Osmotically Inactive Sodium Retention: How Might This Affect Bone Loss in Immobilization?................................................................................................................................. 87 M. Heer Possible Pooling of Osmotically Inactive Sodium in Normal Volunteers During Extended Bed Rest ........................................................................................................................... 94 I. Larina A Combination of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and a Butyrate-producing Fiber Mitigates Colon Cancer Development ........................................................................................................... 101 J. Lupton Neurotransmitter-Based Countermeasures for Post-Spaceflight Vestibular Deconditioning ................................................................................................................................ 111 V. Ivkovic Efficacy of Physical Exercises in Long-term Space Flights on ISS .......................................... 122 I. Kozlovskaya Mental Representation of Spatial Cues in Microgravity.............................................................. 128 G. Clement Skeletal Muscle Tone Characteristics in Upright, Supine and Partial Water Immersion Conditions .................................................................................................................... 132 R. Viir Artificial Gravity During Bed Rest Deconditioning: A Case Report .......................................... 142 W. Paloski The Effect of the Support Afferentation on the Parameters of the Electromyographic Activity and Muscle Tone of Postural Muscles in Support Unloading Conditions..................................................................................................................... 148 I. Sayenko Muscle Hypertrophy Induced by Heat-stress with Low-intensity Exercise in Healthy Humans .............................................................................................................................. 154 T. Yoshioka Verification of Fitts' Law in Different Gravitational Environments ............................................ 159 G. Ciofani Studies of the Efficacy of Physical Exercises in Long Term Space Flight............................... 165 D. Khusnutdinova Cultured Stem Cells Are Sensitive to Gravity Changes.............................................................. 169 L. Buravkova Splenic Volume Unloading May Obscure Right Atrial Signaling During Simulated Microgravity..................................................................................................................................... 175 H. Edgell Reduced Function and Disorganized Cytoskeleton of Cardiomyocytes in Spaceflight....................................................................................................................................... 180 F. Yang Effects of 30d Simulated Weightlessness on Antioxidant Defense System in Rat Liver.................................................................................................................................................. 195 W. Bin ICE FIRST: Biological Response During a 10 Day Round Trip to the International Space Station .................................................................................................................................. 199 F. Selch Gene-expression Profiling During Embryogenesis of Zebrafish Under Microgravity Conditions................................................................................................................. 209 B. Willems Cellular and Molecular Basis for Nutritional Countermeasures in the Microgravity Environment .................................................................................................................................... 213 A. Sundaresan Bone Proteomics Experiment (BOP): the First Proteomic Analysis of Mammalian Cells Cultured in Weightlessness Conditions ............................................................................. 218 A. Costessi Low Magnitude and High Frequency Vibration Prevents Simulated Microgravity- Induced Decrease in a Bone Formation Response in Osteoblasts ........................................... 225 M. Patel Regenerative Water Supply for an Interplanetary Space Station: the Experience Gained on the Space Stations Salut, Mir, ISS and Development Prospects. ........................... 227 L. Bobe A Bimodal Strategy for Future Life Support System Development........................................... 238 J. Rummel Recommendations for the Design of Space Suit With Medical Evacuation Support Capability ......................................................................................................................................... 241 M. Killick Autonomic Cardiovascular and RespiratoryControl Testing Onboard ISS for Crew Health Monitoring............................................................................................................................ 246 J. Tank Aquahab - from a Science and Technology Verification System to an Integrated CELSS Subsystem .......................................................................................................................... 250 M. Dÿnne Microbial Community Analysis on the International Space Station .......................................... 256 N. Novikova Biometric Anatomy of Seedlings Developed Onboard of Foton M2 in an Automatic System Supporting Growth......................................................................................... 262 V. De Micco Express-diagnostics of Cosmonauts' Microbiological Status with the Help of Chromatography-mass Spectrometry Detecting......................................................................... 273 P. Anna Plant Cultivation in Space: Next Steps Towards the Svet-3 Space Greenhouse Project and Current Advances ...................................................................................................... 276 T. Ivanova Astrobiological experiments in Low Earth Orbit - Experiments and research facilities in space ............................................................................................................................ 285 P. Rettberg Analysis of Organics: Interstellar Synthesis and in Situ Chemical Derivatization of Amino Acids................................................................................................................................286 Z. Pozun Hydrothermal Vent Bio-sampler .................................................................................................... 299 J. Jonsson Astrolaboratory in Alcoi for Astrobiology Studies...................................................................... 310 J. Canto Downstream Variations of Martian Channels and Implications for Climate Evolution and Habitability.............................................................................................................. 316 S. Som Preparing for Life Detection on Mars...........................................................................................
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