Also called:
Orbiting Frog Otolith
Experiment
Launch date (location):
November 9, 1970 (Wallops)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Shape: Cylindrical Weight
(kg):
132.5
Cognizant NASA center:
Ames Research Center
Objectives:
To obtain data on functioning and
adaptability in weightlessness of the vestibule of the inner
ear, which controls balance, through microelectrodes
implanted in the vestibular nerves of two male bullfrogs
(Rana castebianca). Mission data to be collected for three
to five days.
Results:
All mission objectives met; data
collected until November 15, when batteries ceased
functioning. Adaptation to weightlessness occurred and
extended to the organ.