Space simulations of 1960s focused on survival
Excerpt from the March 6, 1965, issue of Science News Letter
Outer space on Earth — In an effort to foresee as many as possible of the problems of space travel, man is building a vast array of strange testing devices, designed to create at least part of the feeling of space…. Experiments have been undertaken in places ranging from the bottom of the ocean (which simulates low gravity) to a rocket-powered vibration machine….