Science

Most of Mark's time in space will be used to conduct a series of experiments designed by South African scientists, with Russian collaboration and assistance. Yuri will support Mark and act as a backup or control in many of these experiments. These pictures show some of the equipment, people and testing that make up the science program.

South African Glovebox

Karen Sharwood

Zero-G Heart Rate Data

Lara Keytel

Heart Rate Monitoring

Under Inspection

Wired to the Gills

Cycling Through Space

Strength Testing

Strength Testing

Isokinetic Testing

Isokinetic Testing

Nerve Testing

Balance Testing

Exercise heart-rate graph

Setting up

Take a load off

Orthostatic heart-rate graph

Not the Argus

Adding the gamma one

Wayne Derman

Danie Barry

Electro-shock testing

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