ABSTRACT
Computerization of national and international space research projects, real-time data management, improvement of the quality of medical support to space crew through more extensive use of video, audio and telemetric information put in the forefront the necessity to integrate individual experts and agencies in a single network. Described is the structure of the operative network mounted at the Russian Federation State Research Center--Institute of Biomedical Problems. The authors discuss issues related to networking participants in medical support of manned missions, and a biomedical data exchange format. Developed was a prototype of an on-line Web-server. Prospect for advancement of the informational network is outlined.
Subject(s)
International Cooperation , Internet , Space Flight , Aerospace Medicine , Forecasting , Humans , Internet/trends , Russia , United StatesABSTRACT
The goal was to lay basis for a change to modern, adequate to international standards technology of the biomedical data transfer to and from the orbital complex, and setting-up a computer network to link all partners in the medical care systems for space missions. Main sources of the board biomedical information were identified as well as associated restrictions on communication capabilities and upgrading the in-flight procedures. Advantages of INTERNET were analyzed and the need for high-speed digital downlink of the biomedical data was substantiated.