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Space tourism: on your bucket list? - Health 24
24 May 2012, 11:58 pm
All that floating about looks like an absolute blast, but
weightlessness causes a slew of problems for earthlings, from brittle bones to nausea. In fact nausea is the first thing you're likely to experience on becoming weightless. You may vomit ...
The Beast - NASA
21 May 2012, 4:59 pm
Weightlifting in
weightlessness is now my favorite oxymoron. (It has surpassed my previous favorite: reality TV.) Living in
weightlessness causes our bodies to slowly degenerate, and for long-duration missions something has to be done to prevent ...
Maryland air show just as thrilling for crew - Washington Times
20 May 2012, 9:54 pm
Mark Hatfield’s job is far from typical. Sure, he’s got co-workers, a uniform, and even an office with a view. But unlike other jobs that promise higher-level opportunities, the 30-year-old Annandale native’s career puts him near the ...
Scientists aim for rocket trip to Mars - Birmingham News
17 May 2012, 12:32 pm
But cutting the travel time to the Red Planet would solve many of the journey's problems. It would reduce the strain of
weightlessness on astronaut's bodies - they're only allowed to spend about six months on the International Space Station now - and it ...
How Plants Deal With Space Travel - Wired News
16 May 2012, 12:47 pm
What’s perhaps even more surprising than these metabolic shifts is the ability of plants to withstand
weightlessness with relative ease: the seedlings still grew, and they still looked a lot like plants. The apparent fact that a trait like gravity ...
American teacher blasts off to space - USA Today
14 May 2012, 3:06 pm
Among the experiments: Research aimed at gauging the effect of
weightlessness on the human heart and how the cardiovascular system reacts during a return to normal gravity on Earth. "It's really the information that we're going to need if we ...
Reaching for Zen With Each Stroke and Lap - New York Times Blogs
13 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Still another, when pregnant with twins, sought the relative
weightlessness of the pool to relieve the physical and emotional stress of imminent parenthood. Although a lifelong water lover, I didn’t begin routine lap swimming until age 35 ...
