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The Sea of Air (1958-00-00)
About this film
Dr. Strughold and Dr. Rider survey the special problems of space medicine one by one. Dr. Rider describes the physical characteristics of the upper atmosphere while Dr. Strughold discusses the medical effects. The problems include vanishing oxygen and air pressure, ultraviolet and cosmic radiation, heat and friction, meteors, violent contrasts of light and ark, and some other problems arising within the hermetically sealed cabin which the Air Force is developing for use in space flight. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Space Medicine, Aviation Medicine, Hubertus Strughold, Upper Atmosphere, Time of Useful Consciousness, Explosive Decompression, Oxygen Deprivation, Human Physiology, High-Altitude Flight, Space Exploration, Aerospace Research, Vacuum of Space, Atmospheric Pressure, National Educational Television, 1950s Science, Space Biology, Hypoxia, Human Survival, Aerospace Medicine, History of Science, Cosmic Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Pressurized Cabins
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