Center for Research and Education in Special Environments

 

 

 

Gravity

 

Increased gravity can be studied in the human centrifuge or can be simulated by lower body negative pressure.

Lower Body Positive Pressure

Centrifuge (click for specs)

 

 

 

Micro Gravity

Microgravity can be simulated in several ways in the laboratory.  First by using water immersion, which can be accomplished in the annular pool, thermal water bath, immersion tube, total body plythosomograph or by head-down tilt or lower body positive pressure.

Space Station

Lower Body Negative Pressure
 
Annular Pool and Track