[The countermeasure system for extended space flights].

The article summarizes the results of developing countermeasures by the team of winners of the USSR state prize under the leadership of academician O.G. Gazenko, and ensuing investigations at the Institute for Biomedical Problems. The system of countermeasures against the debilitating developments in cosmonaut's organism first developed in Russia ensured successful completion of long-term SF (64 to 438 days) aboard the Salyut and Mir orbital stations. The system incorporates exercises on the treadmill and veloergometer, axial body loading in suit Pinguin, application of negative pressure on the lower part of the body vacuum suit Chibis and several others. The system proved high efficiency in preventing or smoothing over the negative effects of microgravity in the course and after long-term space flight.