The control center for the centrifuge allows the doctors to keep a close eye on the cosmonaut during the centrifuge test. In this pic, the senior doctor is watching an ECG trace as Mark responds to questions and visual tests at the maximum 8 G's. After this he tried to smile, but fortunately we lost that pic because it wasn't pretty when he couldn't get his lips back over his teeth till the G-forces came down! The centrifuge is fun if you don't mind having an elephant sit on your chest. |