Human Spaceflight and American Society: The Record So Far [PDF]
This paper presents a look at the historical Apollo Program and it's comparisons to NASA's human spaceflight program today. The author gives three examples of how audacity began with the Apollo Program and explains how human spaceflight must continue ...
Murray, Charles
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Bone loss and human adaptation to lunar gravity [PDF]
Long-duration space missions and establishment of permanently manned bases on the Moon and Mars are currently being planned. The weightless environment of space and the low-gravity environments of the Moon and Mars pose an unknown challenge to human ...
Keller, T. S., Strauss, A. M.
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Experiment K-6-03. Gravity and skeletal growth, part 1. Part 2: Morphology and histochemistry of bone cells and vasculature of the tibia; Part 3: Nuclear volume analysis of osteoblast histogenesis in periodontal ligament cells; Part 4: Intervertebral disc swelling pressure associated with microgravity [PDF]
Bone area, bone electrophysiology, bone vascularity, osteoblast morphology, and osteoblast histogenesis were studied in rats associated with Cosmos 1887.
Berretta, D. +9 more
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Effects of the 8 psia / 32% O2 Atmosphere on the Human in the Spaceflight Environment [PDF]
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is at the core of a manned space exploration program. There are elements of exploration that may be safely and effectively performed by robots, but there are critical elements of exploration that will require the trained ...
Arias, Diana +10 more
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The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight. [PDF]
Science, 2019 Garrett-Bakelman FE +81 more
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Evidence Report: Risk of Adverse Health Effects Due to Host-Microorganism Interactions [PDF]
While preventive measures limit the presence of many medically significant microorganisms during spaceflight missions, microbial infection of crewmembers cannot be completely prevented.
Mehta, Satish +4 more
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Shallow metabolic depression and human spaceflight: a feasible first step.
J Appl Physiol (1985), 2020 Regan MD +6 more
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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation as a Potential Countermeasure for Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Weakness During Human Spaceflight. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2019 Maffiuletti NA +3 more
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A bibliography on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence [PDF]
This report presents a uniform compilation of works dealing with the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Entries are by first author, with cross-reference by topic index and by periodical index.
Connors, M. M. +3 more
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