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From: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Misc. Shuttle Questions
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Date: 14 Dec 89 14:22:19 GMT
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In article <3581@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> ankleand@mit-caf.UUCP (Andrew Karanicolas) writes:
>I'm sure this has been discussed. . .
>Can someone tell me what kind of acceleration and deceleration
>that shuttle astronauts have to endure, and for how long, on a
>shuttle mission on the way up and down?  Thanks.  
>

As far as the ascent phase is concerned, the astronauts take a maximum of
3 G's for several minutes. It doesn't sound like much, but you sure feel
it. Just think if you are 170 lbs in 1 G, you are 510 lbs during 3 G's.!

Peter Jarvis..............Physio-Control