June 28, 1996, Hour One: NASA Life Sciences

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NASA Life Sciences

Astronauts now on board the space shuttle Columbia are serving as guinea pigs for scientists studying the effects of weightlessness on human physiology and performance. In this hour, a review of NASA's life-science research program. Plus, growing crops in space.

Guests:
Victor Schneider
Program Scientist
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC

Sara Arnaud
Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffet Field, Calif.

Don Henninger
Chief Scientist, Regenerative Life-Support Systems
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas

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