CONTENTS

(Volume 104, Science and Technology Series,
ISOLATION—NASA Experiments in Closed-Environment Living:
Advanced Human Life Support Enclosed System Final Report)

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Isolation and Integrated Testing: an Introduction to the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project 1

1.2 Overview of the Report 7

1.3 The Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project: The Crew Perspective 17

2. OVERVIEWS

2.1 Test Phases and Major Findings 35

2.2 Chamber Studies Medical Care Overview: Medical Officer's Report 51

3. HUMAN FACTORS/BEHAVIOR/PERFORMANCE

3.1 Architecture 59

3.2 Habitability: An Evaluation 87

3.3 Acoustic Noise During the Phase III Chamber Test 117

3.4 Assessment of Sleep Dynamics in a Simulated Space Station Environment 131

3.5 Operational Psychology Countermeasures During the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project 141

3.6 Spaceflight Cognitive Assessment Tool for the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project Phase III Test 155

3.7 Sociokinetic Analysis as a Tool for Optimization of Environmental Design 165

4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

4.1 Air Quality 177

4.2 Water Chemistry Monitoring 193

4.3 Microbiology 229

4.4 Crew Food Systems 261

5. MEDICAL MONITORING

5.1 Nutritional Status Assessment During Phases IIa and III of the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project 293

5.2 Exercise Countermeasures Demonstration Projects During the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project Phases IIa and III 315

5.3 Reactivation of Latent Viruses 343

5.4 The Influence of Environmental Stress on Cell-Mediated Immune Function 357

5.5 Physiological Effects of Iodinated Water on Thyroid Function 369

6. TRAINING

6.1 Telemedicine During Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project Phase III 397

6.2 In Situ Training Project: LMLSTP Phase III Report 407

7. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROUND-BASED MODELS

7.1 Habitability and Environmental Factors: the Future of Closed-Environment Tests 419

INDEX