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Animals And Man In Space: A Chronology And Annotated Bibliography Through the Year 1960

Dietrich E. Beischer and Alfred R. Fregly PREFACE Since man has actually accomplished the historical task of ballistic flight (Alan Shepard, May 5, 1961, and Gus Grissom, July 21, 1961), and of orbital flight (Yuri Gagarin, April 12, 1961, and Gherman Titov, August 6, 1961), a compilation of events which have contributed to these brilliant feats is considered essential. Achievements in this field reflect numerous scientific efforts of many disciplines within the biological community. It appears timely to make this wealth of information readily available in the form of an annotated bibliography prepared for investigators in the bioscientific fields in general. The bibliography is expected to serve a number of purposes: It should give the busy investigator ready access to the widely scattered literature, including partly buried material, such as technical reports of limited access. Awareness of all past approaches and achievements in bioastronautics should help to evaluate their effectiveness . Finally , such understanding and knowledge should serve as a guide in decisions for future planning of biological experiments in space and to prevent costly repetitions. However, questions abo

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