oShiie — Apiroved For Release 200812 cin rppranonserroootootsoonss ‘ @ e iitiowa Arrounutics ano seace aoministration % hA Womare oc ase clp Coen CBs® reopeianvienmmiy hws D0M0 3 97 of howe nov 2 BM — Adee 2 e © xeommor to Cth be tonald Steintoger Aseiatent Deputy Director for Seience and Technology mow M techntcal Coordinator Office of B0D and Interagency Aftatee SURSRCT Coordination of U8 ISSR Space Agrement Recommendations Attached in a copy of the recomendations of the Joint Us ussn Working Group on Space Btotogy and Medicine which has Just coupleted a meeting in Mocow in Inplenentation of the MASN Soviet Acadany agreement of January 1971 These recomendations are subject to approvel in hols or in pert by the principals within atzty diye Please note the restriction on release Me have arranged for Dr Charles A Berry the US Co—thatzmin of the Working Group» to report on the meeting which included an exchange of date on the biomedical aspects of the Sopus and Apollo progrins on November 15 at 2 FH 00 Maryland Avene Toon 5026 We would be happy to have‘a representative from your ‘steff attend He vould appreciate your coment If there are no objections by Movember 22 we plan to forvard a letter approving the recommendations The attached recommendations aze being coordinated with 080 O8t Misc bs use weal Keveger 6 in‘atams NASA review completed Approved For Release 2008iait7 ci Roprasooss movotootsoons—s «o zext wor ror revenee uueze cou 2 — rrrueb ay covier acromiy rio nnen _ Approved For Release 2005 0217 cit—Ropr4noss1Ro0o10015003—s — Recoiimipattons Br mie Jomir orctic GRou® of space Btooct Atp iepronis emamursitzp Uibi® mis soont or ReSuIS of Discussions on Space Cooperation Betreon mus u s nacronat arrowauztcs atp space apmizemmarton an mis acibairt or Scraicss or tie Ussr Held n Moscow January 18 — 21 1971 The Joint Working Group on Space Biology and Medicine provided for in the Summary of Results of January 21 1971 held its first meoting in Moscow October 9 — 13 1971 The list of Working Group menbers taking part 4s attached The Joint ‘orking Group exanined biomedical data and results of manned flight programs and exchanged oral and written reports on the Soyus and Apollo programs The Joint Horking Group gave special consideration to the following aspects of the blonedical results of manned space flight —— Cardiovascular syston —— Metabolisn —— Water—electrolyte exchange —— Statokinotic apperatus« —— Performance —— Vestibular apparatus —— Biological research The Joint forking Group developed the following recommendations for expanded and more regular exchange of space biomedical data in order to make maxtmm contributions to the safety and efficiency of manned space flight and to general medical knowledge 1 The Joint Working Group recommends that the exchange of data on manned space flights provided for in the MASA USSR Academy Summary of Results of January 21 1971 should include a serfes of meetings hold as a rule at least once a year Brchanges at those meetings should include in addition to pre and postflight data sufficiently detailed in—flight data to assure a full understanding of the flight Approved For Release asosioant cRopranoocs RORSTGrNSRhs—s 6 Approved For Release 200817 cin Roprasooss imovorootsoons—s expertence of each country from a phystologloal and medical viewpoint including environmental peranoters and results of biologtoal experiments that may have been carried out on these flights Reports should be submitted in written form if possible 30 days before the meeting ant should contain date in a format covering body system analyses in detail Questions on such reports should be considered during the course of the meeting If either perty had not flom a manned mtoson in the porfod since the last meeting it should report in the sane format its continuing analysis of the results of previous flights or directly related research« Tt should be understood that each party my designate questions on the report of the other which 1t wishes to be addressed in writing within stxty days following the nooting« 2 The Joint Working Group recomnents that in addition to the meetings described in Paragraph 1 above Vorking Seasons be conrened to consider topics of particular interest with the participation of exports Reamples of such topics include but are not lintted to the following —— Methods of predi¢hfig the state of the bunan organtom during and after space flights with a view to developing comon predictors —— Response of the following systemtto the space flight envizonnonts as Cantiovasoulaz b Bndcortne« o Fluid ant electrolyte balance« d« Central nervous —— Techniques of dysbarism prevention in crew menbers appitcable to various decompression conditions — wathots Approved For Release 2008iait7 ci Roprasooss movotootsoons—s A Approved For Release 200802117 CiA Ropramoosstovotoo1s0o0s—s «$ —— Methods of pre— and post—flight medical observations of flight crew members with a view to proposing comon usage» —— Objectives methods ant results or biologtoal experiments including developmental and genetic research with a view to coondinating U 8 and Soviet prograns« 3 The Joint Working Group recommends that ite Co— Chairmen bo ansignod responsibility for making the detailed arrangenents for all meetings They should establish the time and place of meetings the Joint Working Group mebers and supporting experts who will attend and the formate for conducting the exchanges % ‘he Joint Working Group considers it destrable that the next mesting be held in May 1972 in the United States« At that meeting in addition to flight date the following questions anong others may be considered —— Methods of predicting the state of the hunen ongantom during and after space Flights —— Methods or pre— and post—tlight medical observa tions of flight—orow menbers« —— Reconnendations to achieve the conistent use of teratnoiogy the final cate of the meeting and its agenda shail be agreed upon through correspondence between the Working urouy vo—Chatzmen by March 1972 5 The Joint Working Group recommends that the Co— Chatzmen explore the possibility of an exchange of one or two appropriate specialists to work in laboratories doing sintler Approved For Release asositant cin Rorramooss trovorootsoo0s—s 5 2 Approved For Release 200sioanty ci rorrannossinonntootsonos a ninilar biomedical research in space programs of the U S and the vsam ‘he Joint Working Group suggests that the Principals approve those recommendations in whole or in part within 60 days from this date after which these recommendations wich have been approved shall enter into force Co—Chatzmont th — e a 2 x ® iy Dates __ A27 2 7 Date 13 —10— fle Approved For Release asositant cin Rorramooss trovotootsoo0s—s a Approved For Release 200802717 Ci RopraBooss iovor001s0003—3 List of Jotnt Working Group Mebors Participating In The October 9 13 1971 Meeting U S Menberes USSR Menberes Chases A Rory n ® Gurovekty Co—Chatzman Co—Chatzman Rerzy Bogle 0 G» Gazenko Harold Klein L T Esiurin Btrard 2 Uctaughtin P V Stmonov Approved For Release asositant cin Rorramooss trovorootsoo0s—s