U. Merbold in Spacelab STS - 42 01/1992 - Ulf Merbold in Spacelab - Physical...

U. Merbold in Spacelab STS - 42 01/1992 - Ulf Merbold in Spacelab - Physical experiment. - Ulf D. Merbold, equipped with a helmet with sensors connected to a camera, prepares for the experience of the rotating chair in order to experiment with the effects of microgravite on the vestibular system (the main sensory system of perception of motion and orientation relative to vertical). 22 - 30/01/1992. STS-42 Payload Specialist Ulf D. Merbold prepares for a Microgravity Vestibular Investigation experiment while in front of International Microgravity Laboratory 1 (IML-1) module Rack 7. Wearing a lightweight headset and with sensors applied around his eye, Merbold will don a helmet mounted camera and record measurements while he is spun in the MVI rotator chair. IML - 1 spacelab module is located in the payload bay of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle 103. 01/199