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Beckman Biosatellite O2 system

  • 1964

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This oxygen monitoring equipment was made by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) for NASA's Biosatellite Program under a subcontract to Hamilton Standard Division of United Aircraft Corporation. This oxygen transducer system monitored and controlled oxygen supply as part of a study of the effects of weightlessness on a primate.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
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  • Box 57, Folder 59

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“Beckman Biosatellite O2 System,” 1964. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 57, Folder 59. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5712m6592.

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