Transcription: Utah Senator Jake Garn was the first public official to fly aboard the space shuttle. He served as a payload specialist, carrying out medical tests which studied the body's response to microgravity. During the first test which took place during launch, Senator Garn wore a special microphone to record bowel noises. The tape helped measure the gastric system's changes during the early stages of flight. Another test measured Garn's height and girth in space in order to determine how much his body expanded in a weightless environment. This experiment was conducted because astronauts often find the ...
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