Category: How could humans travel in space?

Human space flight is a new and dangerous frontier with a lot of links left to work out. What do we know so far?

Astronauts suffer permanent brain changes after long flights Long-duration spaceflight was associated with increased brain sizes. These effects lasted up to 1 year into recovery, suggesting permanent alteration.

Posted on November 26, 2020November 16, 2021 by Lozano Garcia Eduardo Alejandro 251 views

Space flight is known to cause blurry vision in astronauts. Swelling of the brain tissue may be the reason, according to a study using MRIs.

Bread yeast can help humans explore space! Studying the effects of radiation on yeast cells can help us understand how astronauts’ bodies may be affected during long term space travel. This paper describes an experiment that will be conducted on board the satellite BioSentinel.

Posted on November 9, 2020November 16, 2021 by AnurupMohanty 239 views

How do we find the effects of extreme #space radiation on human health? Answer lies with yeast in your bread! @NASA scientists are launching…

Dried plums may protect astronaut’s bones from radiation damage In a mouse study, researchers from NASA Ames Research Center have demonstrated that compounds in plums may protect bones from radiation damage.

Posted on October 16, 2020November 16, 2021 by Roberto Parisi 285 views

Dried plums outperformed some medications in a bone health study (in mice) at NASA Ames.

NASA is sending yeast into deep space NASA will generate invaluable data on yeast’s response to deep space radiation by launching the BioSentinel satellite in 2021. Here’s how they’ll do it.

Posted on October 9, 2020November 16, 2021 by Brooke Shepard 1k views

NASA will generate invaluable data on yeast’s response to deep space radiation by launching the BioSentinel satellite in 2021. Here’s…

Growing plants on the surface of the Moon and Mars Researchers tested the growth of 10 different common food crops in simulated regolith, a rocky substance lacking organic material found on the surface of Mars and the Moon.

Posted on October 5, 2020November 16, 2021 by Jéssica Carneiro Oliveira 1k views

The reality of being able to live and settle on Martian or lunar bases can seem like it is getting close. To do this, we need to be able to…

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