SPACE ANIMALS, RANDOLPH AFB, TEXAS, 8 - 12 JULY 1959 Reel 2 · Part 3

Description

Summary: Covers activities of veterinarians at USAF School of Aviation Medicine (SAM) as they prepare monkeys and mice for response conditioning tests in support of aerospace research and tests being conducted. Reel 1: 1) Veterinarians shaving monkey's back, implanting electrodes in monkey's face and fitting restraint jacket on monkey in contour seat. 2) Monkey being placed in training box and operating lever to avoid electrical shock. 3) Dr. (Col) Harry A. Gorman implanting electrodes in mouse. 813' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Craftsmen constructing contour seat, spray painting bio-pack capsule and assembling bio-pack frame. 2) Veterinarians securing monkey to contour seat, mounting seat on bio-pack frame and placing frame in capsule. 3) Veterinarians implanting electrodes in monkey's back and chest. 4) Monkey in cage. 5) Monkey operating lever to avoid electrical shock and being removed from training box after test. 813' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) Veterinarians implanting electrodes in monkey's face, lacing restraint jacket, placing monkey in bio-pack capsule and securing capsule and cover. 2) CU of SAM insignia. 913' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 1) MCU's of Dr. Gorman and assistant wearing surgical masks. 2) MCU insignia of SAM, tilt down to sign: DEPT OF PHYSIOLOGY -- BIOPHYSICS. 3) Craftsmen constructing contour seat, spray painting bio-pack capsule and assembling bio-pack frame. 4) Monkey being placed in training box and operating lever to avoid electrical shock. 920' Total footage in reel. Reel 5: 1) Dr. Pei Chin Tang implanting electrodes in monkey's face, placing monkey on turntable and conducting spin tests. 2) Maj Gen Otis O. Benson, Jr., Comdt School of Aviation Medicine, in conference with group of civilian and USAF doctors. 847' Total footage in reel. Reel6: 1) Veterinarians giving monkey injections, implanting electrodes, strapping monkey to seat, securing seat to bio-pack frame and securing capsule and cover. 2) Monkey undergoing spin tests. 3) SAM research laboratory building. 761' Total footage in reel. Reel 7: Veterinarians shaving monkey's back, chest and scalp, binding monkey in elastic sleeve, giving monkey injections and implanting electrodes in monkey's chest and back. 871' Total footage in reel. Reel 8: 1) Scenes of veterinarians securing monkey to seat, attaching electrodes to monkey' feet, placing monkey in training box and removing monkey after test. 2) Monkey operating lever in training box to avoid electrical shock. 3) Control panel of stimulus inducer in operation. 895' Total footage in reel. Reel 9: Dr. Gorman preparing mouse for surgery, implanting electrodes, positioning and securing saddle transmitter on mouse's back, soldering connections and checking transmitter operation. 919' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig color)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities