His participation on the mission included a series of tests aimed at gathering information on the physiological changes linked with Space Adaptation Syndrome, more commonly known as " space sickness "; this had become a focus of attention in NASA, as astronauts succumbed to it during Shuttle missions.
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Postnatal adaptation syndrome ( PNAS ) ( originally called neonatal behavioral syndrome, poor neonatal adaptation syndrome, or " neonatal withdrawal syndrome " ) was first noticed in 1973 in newborns of mothers taking antidepressants; symptoms in the infant include irritability, rapid breathing, hypothermia, and blood sugar problems.