HUMAN TOLERANCE OF G-LOADS IN SPACE MISSIONS AND ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY

Autor: A. R. Kotovskaya
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Aerospace and Environmental Medicine. 51:5-21
ISSN: 0233-528X
DOI: 10.21687/0233-528x-2017-51-5-5-21
Popis: —Adilya Ravgatovna Kotovskaya is a head of laboratory of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Member of the International Academy of Astronautics, a specialist in the field of gravitational physiology and medicine. Prof. Kotovskaya is one of the founders of space biology and medicine in Russia. She took an active part in the preparation of the first animal flight (Laika) on the second artificial earth satellite and biological experiments on board satellite vehicles. Prof. Kotovskaya participated in the selection and preparation of the first cosmonaut Yu.A. Gagarin and other cosmonauts for missions on the Vostok, Voskhod, and Soyuz spaceships. She is a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, awarded with two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor and other national and foreign orders and medals. Prof. Kotovskaya is an honorary citizen of Toulouse. The editorial board of the journal sincerely congratulates Prof. Kotovskaya on her ninetieth birthday and wishes her good health and many years of active life.
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