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The gravity of the situation. chapter 1
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Clement Sr., Gilles Paloski, William Bukley, Angie |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | Prolonged exposure in humans to a microgravity environment can lead to significant loss of bone and muscle mass, cardiovascular and sensory-motor deconditioning, and hormonal changes. These adaptive changes to weightlessness present a formidable obstacle to human exploration of space, particularly for missions requiring travel times of several months or more, such as on a trip to Mars. Countermeasures that address each of these body systems separately show only limited success. One possible remedy for this situation is artificial gravity, because it tackles all these systems across the board. |
| File Size | 176319 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070001441 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7cs0sk9j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerospace Medicine Cardiovascular System Deconditioning Mars Planet Human Factors Engineering Nasa Space Programs Weightlessness Sensorimotor Performance Long Duration Space Flight International Space Station Manned Mars Missions Motion Sickness Countermeasures Bones Artificial Gravity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |