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Researchers from UTSW experimenting with taking an electrocardiogram while weightless in a 707 airplane as it followed a parabolic curve flight path. Left to right, the persons shown are a NASA technician, clinical nurse specialist Lynda Lane, Jay Buckey, M.D. (in horizontal position), and Drew Gaffney, M.D.

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Title
Electrocardiogram while weightless
Creator
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date
1988
Local Identifier
MSS0001-0260
Subject (MeSH)
Astronauts
Space Flight
Faculty, Medical
Research Personnel
Subject (Local)
Lane, Lynda
Buckey, Jay Clark
Gaffney, Francis Andrew
Geographic Coverage
Dallas (Tex.)
Type
Image
Genre
Photo
Extent
20.2 x 25.3 cm.
Digital Date
2013
Biographical Note
In 1988, researchers from UT Southwestern's Space Medicine Laboratory had the opportunity to experience weightlessness while flying in a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 707 airplane as it followed a parabolic curve flight path.
Collection
The Office of News and Publications Collection
Collection
MSS0001 The Office of News and Publications Collection
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Usage Statement
Use of this item is managed by UT Southwestern Special Collections Library and Archives. Please contact the Special Collections Library and Archives at archives@utsouthwestern.edu regarding use.
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