Monitoring and Recording of Physiological Data of the Manned Space Flight Program

This paper propounds the philosophy behind the design of a sensing and data collection system for the handling of low-potential physiological signals used in the determination of astronaut well-being. The experience gained from Project Mercury manned flights and numerous studies performed by the NASA, industry, and university groups has contributed to the establishment of the design criteria. The actual hardware for support of the Gemini manned missions has been designed, built, and flight qualified.