Table of Contents

Manned and Unmanned Missions. Manned Space Flights. An Extreme Environment. Gravity and Weightlessness. Physiological and Biological Effects of Weightlessness in Humans and Animals: The Cardiovascular Sysytem. The Skeletal System and Weightlessness. The Muscular System. The Vestibular Apparatus and Balance System. The Other Effects of Gravity and Weightlessness. Space Cell Biology. The Effects of Gravity and Weightlessness on Plants. Developmental Biology. Cosmic Radiation. Extraterrestrial Life.

About the Author

Hubert Planel