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Astronauts to weigh themselves with chair device on Skylab
A new body mass measurement device developed by Southwest Research Institute allows Skylab astronauts to weigh in weightlessness. Astronauts will be strapped into a chairlike harness and pull knees toward shoulders while feet brace against gravity, measuring mass rather than weight. The device, demonstrated by Ruell F. Solberg Jr of Cranfills Gap, reflects ongoing space medicine efforts and Solberg's professional achievements in engineering.
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Ruel F. Solberg, Jr
Ruel Solberg
Cranfills Gap
Ruell
Solberg
Department of Applied Electromagnetics
Southwest Institute
San Antonio
University of Texas At Austin
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Scientific Research Society of America
Tau Beta Pi
Fi Tau Sigma
Air Force
Skylab Space Station
Southwest Research Institute
Ruell F. Solberg Jr