STS-90, Microgravity Experiments, 1998
Astronaut Kathryn Hire about to catch a ball in microgravity conditions. This is part of the kinelite experiment in the Neurolab on the Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-90, (4/17/98 - 5/3/98). She is plugged into a variety of sensors which monitor her muscular and nervous responses. Dafydd Williams is monitoring the experiment. The Neurolab was designed to test how human bodies adapt to microgravity conditions, and catching a ball is a simple yet effective way of doing this. It was hoped that the research would lead to a better understanding of balance disorders such as vertigo and travel sickness.
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