A team of US and Netherlands-based scientists has published a review paper highlighting ways to protect astronauts from the negative cardiovascular health impacts associated with exposure to space radiation during long-distance space travel.
In an effort to address these limitations, researchers based at the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Leiden University Medical Center, Radboud University and the Technical University Eindhoven in the Netherlands, as well as Stanford University School of Medicine and Rice University in the US, have carried out an exhaustive review of existing evidence to establish what we know about the cardiovascular risks of space radiation.
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Planetary pact: China and Russia to launch lunar space station - France 24
Russia and China unveiled plans Tuesday for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions.
Though Moscow was once at the forefront of space travel -- it sent the first man into space -- its cosmic ambitions have dimmed thanks to poor financing and endemic corruption.
It has been eclipsed by China and the United States, which have both clocked major wins in space exploration and research in recent years.
The World's First Space Hotel Will Open in 2027 — and You Can Even Buy a Vacation Home There
The world's first space hotel will feature a gourmet restaurant, bar, villas for purchase, and more.
Space tourism is no longer the stuff of science fiction — it's just around the corner. Aside from private missions to space, like Inspiration4 and DearMoon , in which members of the general public will spend a few days in a SpaceX vehicle circling the Earth and moon, respectively, there are also a few space hotels in the works.
Taking its cue from science fiction films like "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Interstellar," Voyager Station will create artificial gravity using centrifugal force. The hotel will take on the shape of a Ferris wheel, spinning to simulate gravity in its pods. Though its form might be unusual compared to Earth hotels, its rooms and amenities will be largely familiar to regular travelers.
New study highlights first infection of human cells during spaceflight | EurekAlert! Science News
IMAGE: Infection of human intestinal epithelial cells by Salmonella Typhimurium during spaceflight aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-131. view more
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Astronauts face many challenges to their health, due to the exceptional conditions of spaceflight. Among these are a variety of infectious microbes that can attack their suppressed immune systems.
Now, in the first study of its kind, Cheryl Nickerson, lead author Jennifer Barrila and their colleagues describe the infection of human cells by the intestinal pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium during spaceflight. They show how the microgravity environment of spaceflight changes the molecular profile of human intestinal cells and how these expression patterns are further changed in response to infection.
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The Next Frontier: Aerospace Medicine – Now. Powered by Northrop Grumman
Aerospace medicine combines two challenging and important disciplines. This field of study has existed for a century, but it is especially exciting now that commercial space travel and deep space missions are both in the works. What is this unique career?
Today, aerospace physicians, such as flight surgeons, provide medical support for astronauts during training and missions. They also play a role in selecting astronauts for flying on missions, according to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). If astronauts have health issues in space, it is a dangerous and expensive problem to solve. The CSA explains that flight surgeons help during:
Understanding SpaceX's involvement in space travel | 13newsnow.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. — SpaceX recently launched a Starship rocket that exploded shortly after successfully landing vertically in Boca Chica, Texas.
This was SpaceX's third try at landing a Starship rocket, which is a heavy-left rocket designed to carry people and 100 tons of cargo to the moon and Mars.
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Dr. Kiss, a professor with UNCG, explains how private company involvement in space travel could impact the future.
Voyager Station: First-ever 'space hotel' set to open in 2027
"We're trying to make the public realize that this golden age of space travel is just around the corner. It's coming. It's coming fast," the company's boss, John Blincow, told the media outlet.
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Even so, guests can expect to experience more weightlessness than on earth. According to Architectural Digest, recreational activities are planned, such as basketball games where guests can jump up to six times as high.
The company hopes that rates become more reasonable over time. It should eventually cost the same amount as "a trip on a cruise or a trip to Disneyland," the team told CNN Travel.
Building a better spacesuit for a trip to Mars - Sciworthy
The year 2021 is surely an exciting one for all space science enthusiasts, given the success of UAE's HOPE mission and the Perseverance rover mission by NASA. However, the first step towards colonizing Mars would be to send astronauts to the red planet.
To achieve this, we would need a space shuttle for transport and a spacesuit for protection from cosmic radiation . Investigators of the present study employed biological as well as physical principles to investigate materials for an intravehicular (worn inside space vehicles) spacesuit and a "storm shelter" that would minimize radiation exposure to astronauts during a mission to Mars.
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