Human spaceflight and space adaptations: Computational simulation of gravitational unloading on the spine
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.01.015
Abstract: Abstract Living in reduced gravitational environments for a prolonged duration such, as a fly by mission to Mars or an extended stay at the international space station, affects the human body - in particular, the… read more here.
Keywords: spaceflight space; space; human spaceflight; model ... See more keywords
Statistically architected human spaceflight missions to Mars
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.04.024
Abstract: Abstract Accumulation of knowledge acquired during mission utility analysis, concept development and experimentation, and analytics of mission simulation datasets is leveraged to statistically architect prospective human spaceflight missions to Mars. These include the Martian Mothership,… read more here.
Keywords: missions mars; spaceflight missions; statistically architected; mission utility ... See more keywords
Estimating medical risk in human spaceflight
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DOI: 10.1038/s41526-022-00193-9
Abstract: NASA and commercial spaceflight companies will soon be retuning humans to the Moon and then eventually sending them on to Mars. These distant planetary destinations will pose new risks—in particular for the health of the… read more here.
Keywords: medical risk; risk; mission; risk human ... See more keywords
NASA's Quest for Human Spaceflight Popular Appeal*
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12473
Abstract: Objective Analyze NASA's efforts to “sell†both its mission and its successes from its origins in 1958 to the present. Methods Use public opinion polling and qualitative sources to establish change over time. Results Study… read more here.
Keywords: popular appeal; human spaceflight; nasa quest; quest human ... See more keywords
Hazards of human spaceflight
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw7086
Abstract: A 1-year mission in space has many biological consequences In Einstein's famous twin paradox, the effect of special relativity causes aging to slow in one twin during travel in a high-speed rocket through space while… read more here.
Keywords: human spaceflight; space; hazards human; twin ... See more keywords
Through Astronaut Eyes: Photographing Early Human Spaceflight by Jennifer K. Levasseur (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/tech.2022.0038
Abstract: means of representing the world and transmitting it. It focuses on “pedagogical inventions” and the success of projection plates, which depended on the fidelity of the images produced and their “didactic effectiveness,” which in turn… read more here.
Keywords: early human; spaceflight jennifer; human spaceflight; eyes photographing ... See more keywords
Alterations in the Spectrum of Spontaneous Rifampicin-Resistance Mutations in the Bacillus subtilis rpoB Gene after Cultivation in the Human Spaceflight Environment
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00192
Abstract: The effect of Bacillus subtilis exposure to the human spaceflight environment on growth, mutagenic frequency, and spectrum of mutations to rifampicin resistance (RifR) was investigated. B. subtilis cells were cultivated in Biological Research in Canister-Petri… read more here.
Keywords: spaceflight environment; rpob gene; human spaceflight; rifampicin resistance ... See more keywords
The Cardiovascular System in Space: Focus on In Vivo and In Vitro Studies
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DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010059
Abstract: On Earth, humans are subjected to a gravitational force that has been an important determinant in human evolution and function. During spaceflight, astronauts are subjected to several hazards including a prolonged state of microgravity that… read more here.
Keywords: system space; focus vivo; human spaceflight; cardiovascular system ... See more keywords