Acoustics Office |

Aboard the International Space Station (ISS) |

Acoustic barrier materials |

Acoustics testing chamber with cutaway view inside |

Minus Eighty-Degree Lab Freezer |

Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus with acoustics mufflers to reduce noise on the ISS |

Crewmembers are trained on use of the acoustic measurement hardware - Sound Level Meter shown |

Acoustics reduces noise aboard the International Space Station. Photo of the US Lab module, Destiny |
Animal Care Program (ACP) |

Animal cage racks |

Animal Care personnel standing beside hanging rodent cages |

Animal Care Program Longhorn Rocket Park |

Animal Care Program Longhorn Rocket Park |

Animal Care Program Longhorn Rocket Park |

Animal Care Program Attwater Prairie Chicken |

Animal Care Program Attwater Prairie Chicken |
Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility (ABF) |

Mark III Field of View Evaluation |

ACES Seated Motion Analysis |

I-Suit Motion Analysis Evaluation |

Strength and Task Evaluation |

Biodex System |

Handheld 3D Scanning |

MatLab Algorithm for Suit Sizing |

3D Body Scanning |

3D Interference Fit |

Advanced Space Suit Evaluations |

ACES Motion Analysis |

ACES & Planetary Suit Concepts |

Planetary Suit Walkback Evaluation |

Shirtsleeve Motion Analysis |

APFR Hardware Evaluation |

Jettison Simulation on PABF |

Low Impact Docking System |

NBL Weighout Project |

Tile Repair Activities on PABF |

Surface Airlock Hatch Opening Evaluation |

EMU Work Envelope Evaluation |

Planetary Suit Recumbent Evaluation |
Graphics Research and Analysis Facility (GRAF) |

Predicting shadows on external tank for photography |

Viewing OBSS alignment guides at night |

Predicting illumination levels in ISS Node 1 Module (true color) |

Predicting illumination levels in ISS Node 1 Module (false color) |

Predicting shadows on ISS module during berthing |

STS during the pitch maneuver (computed) |

Exercising in a Horizontal Lunar Module design |

Eating in a Vertical Lunar Module design |

Ergonomic dimensions for utilization of a glove box |

Mark III EVA suit |

Modeling net habitable volume for CEV |

Human modeling of CEV displays and controls |

Augmented reality research - end effector view |

Illumination of EVA translation path (false color) |

Real-time shadowing for training research |

Real vs Model of shuttle during pitch maneuver |

GRAF composite images |

Human Modeling - reach and vision at work station |

Extraction of critical dimensions from human model |

Augment reality research - oblique camera view |
Habitability Design Center (HDC) |

Scale model of the International Space Station Crew Quarters |

HDC mock-up facility with Crew Exploration Vehicle pictured |

Chair for Anthropometrical Scanning Designed by HDC |

Easy-change battery diagram for advanced Portable Life Support System project |

HDC team members measure the interior of the Apollo 17 command module at Space Center Houston |

Full scale prototype of wardroom table concept for International Space Station |

Concept drawing of Wireless Crew Communicator |

CAD model of Wireless Crew Communicator |

Evaluating Lunar Lander Ascent Vehicle mock-up displays and controls |

Testing mock-up window visibility with the ACES suit |

Lunar Lander Ascent Vehicle mock-up construction |

Evaluating the Mark III suit with a Mark III volumetric prototype in the Lunar Lander Ascent Vehicle mock-up |

Diagram used in window visibility study |

Lunar Pressurized Logistics Module concept |

Lunar Electric Rover (LER) testing in Flagstaff Arizona
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Lunar Electric Rover (LER) team prepare mockup suits for testing
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HDC team members install interior walls on the LER frame
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Lunar Electric Rover (LER) and supporting team members in desert
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Lunar Electric Rover interior view
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HDC team during rover testing in mission control
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HRP - Advanced Environmental Health (AEH) |

Mass Spectrometer of the Vehicle Cabin Air Monitor |

Electronic Nose |

Colorimetric Solid Phase Extraction used for water biocide monitoring |

Nose only inhalation chamber |

Lunar dust particle |

Particle size distribution |
HRP - Advanced Food Technology (AFT) |

Mars Greenhouse
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Getting ready to package freeze-dried items
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Space Food Research Facility Retort
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Placing Vegetables into Freeze Drier
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International Space Station Expedition 3 Meal
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STS-110 crew eating on board the ISS
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STS-124 Food Session
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Skylab Food and Tray (1973 - 1974)
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Apollo Food (1968 - 1972)
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Shuttle Re-hydratables (1981 - 1989)
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Mercury and Gemini Food (1961 - 1966)
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Shuttle Food Tray
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Freeze-Dried Foods
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Thermostabilized Foods
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Beverages
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Natural Form Foods and Condiments
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International Space Station Food Container
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Wendy Lawrence and Serg Krikalev in Destiny module |

W. Lawrence and J. Kelly operate Canadarm2 in Destiny module |

John Phillips changes RPCM in Unity module |

Advanced food technology photo |

On-orbit view of space food |

On-orbit view of space food |

On-orbit view of space food |

On-orbit view of space food |

On-orbit view of space food |

On-orbit view of space food |
HRP - Space Human Factors Engineering (SHFE) |

SHFE Education & Outreach |

Example of computer modeling for SHFE |

Example of computer modeling for SHFE |

Human Factors Task Coordination |
ISS Payload Label Approval Team (IPLAT) |

Example of label placement on cables |

Example of label placement on cables |

HRF Power Converter with Examples of Label Grouping |

PromISS clamp label |

On-orbit payload labeling examples |

Rack power switch label for HRF and EXPRESS racks |

Rack power switch label designed for MELFI |

Stowage label photograph |

Stowage labels are visible when drawer is accessed |
Lighting Environment Test Facility (LETF) |

Example of Luminaire Assessment: Hemi-Spherical Light Distribution |

Example of Luminaire Assessment: Projected Beam Spread |

Example of Luminaire Assessment: Spectral Distribution of Light Sources |

Example of Luminaire Assessment: Beam spread distribution for several versions of the RMA Light |

Examples of light sources: General Purpose Illuminator used by Shuttle |

Examples of light sources: Solid State illuminator prototype |

Examples of light sources: Solid State illuminator prototype used in ISS Sleeping Quarters |

Examples of light sources: Solid State illuminator prototype used in ISS Module |

Gonio-reflectometer: Measurement of visible light scattering properties of surfaces |

Reflective Properties of Material Surfaces: Measurement of Total Reflectance of Surfaces |

Colorimeter - Spectral Distribution Measurements |
Microbiology Laboratory |

Astronaut Ken Bowersox collecting water samples for microbial analysis on ISS Expedition 6 |

Crew collecting water sample |

Environmental fungi |

Microbiologist isolating and identifying fungi in the laboratory |

Crew collecting air sample |

Processing of clinical sample |

Air sampling equipment |

Clinical Laboratory |

Microbiology Laboratory group picture |

Processing of food samples |

Crew performing air sample analysis |

SWAB sample processing |

Crew collecting surface sample |
Miscellaneous |

Lunar photo |

HEFD personnel support NASA booth at the 2007 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in Baltimore |

HEFD personnel support NASA booth at the 2007 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in Baltimore |

HEFD personnel support NASA booth at the 2007 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in Baltimore |
Operational Habitability (OpsHab) |

Crewmember Jeff Williams works with stowage on Unity |

Crewmember Jeff Williams gives ESA crewmember Tom Reiter a haircut using vacuum |

ESA Crewmember Tom Reiter Replaces Pump Panel Among Stowage |
Space Food Systems Laboratory (SFSL) |

Space Food Systems Laboratory (SFSL)
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Space Food Systems Laboratory
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Space Food Systems Laboratory Analytical Lab
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Space Food Systems Laboratory Analytical Lab
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SFSL Sensory Analysis
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SFSL Packaging Room
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SFSL Packaging Room
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SFSL Freeze Dryer
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SFSL Work Area
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SFSL ISS Stowage Room
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SFSL Environmental Chambers
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Space foods
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Space food testing panel |

Space food on International Space Station |

Space food lab photo |

Space food testing |

Space food testing panel |

Space food shelf life |

Space food photo |

Space food analytical lab |

Space food freeze drier |

Space food packaging room |

Space food preparation area |

Space food product development |

Space food product development |

Space food product development |

Space food sensory testing booths |

Space food sensory testing |
Space Radiation Analysis Group (SRAG) |

Space radiation |

Space radiation |

Space radiation |
Toxicology Office |

JSC Toxicology Lab Group Photo
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Toxicologists Dr. R.Ramanathan, Dr. H.Garcia, Dr. N.Khan-Mayberry, Dr. Chiu-wing Lam, Dr. J.T.James, Dr. S.Langford |

Toxicology on Station photo |

Toxicology photo |

Vanessa DeVera Tox Lab Personnel |

Patti Cheng Tox Lab Personnel |

Steve Beck Tox Lab Personnel |

Dr. Noreen Khan-Mayberry at inhalation chamber in Lunar Dust Toxicity Laboratory |

Vanessa DeVera, Jennifer Hand & Patti Cheng - Tox Lab personnel |

Toxicology personnel checking out a new Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer |

Patti Cheng Tox Lab Personnel |

Toxicology personnel introducing a sample into the Valco Trace Gas Analyzer |

Steve Beck Tox Lab Personnel |

Jennifer Hand - Toxicology Lab Personnel |

Toxicology on Station |

Jennifer Hand in Toxicology Lab |

Dr. Chiu-wing Lam Lunar Dust Toxicity Lab |

Dr. Chiu-wing Lam Lunar Dust Toxicity Lab |

Photo of a Formaldehyde Monitor Badge deployed on ISS |

Compound Specific Analyzer-Combustion Products deployed on a middeck locker |

Dave Wolfe with Draeger tube, Grab Sample Container, Formaldehyde Badge and Solid Sorbent Air Sampler on Mir |

Bonnie Dunbar with the Volatile Organics Analyzer on ISS |
Usability Testing and Analysis Facility (UTAF) |

Eye Tracking Study for Medical Pack Design |

Crew Restraint Test on KC-135 |
Water and Food Analytical Laboratory (WAFAL) |

Chemist analyzing ISS water samples for anions by ion chromatography |

Trace metals analyses at less than 1 ppb are performed on the ICP/MS |

Analysis of ISS water samples for volatile organics using a chromatograph & mass spectrometer |

State-of-the-art QStar LC/MS used to expand WAFAL service capabilities |