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30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, 2023 Parabolic flights allow short microgravity investigations in Physical and Life Sciences, technology and instrumentation tests. The use of parabolic flights is complementary to other microgravity carriers, and preparatory to manned space missions onboard ...
Rouquette, Sébastien
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From space back to Earth: supporting sustainable development with spaceflight technologies
Sustainable Earth Reviews, 2021 For the past decades spaceflight has been a driver for technology development in various fields, e.g. generation of electrical power, and computers. Human spaceflight missions, require resources typically scarce (e.g.
Volker Maiwald +3 more
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Spaceflight enhances cell aggregation and random budding in Candida albicans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 This study presents the first global transcriptional profiling and phenotypic characterization of the major human opportunistic fungal pathogen, Candida albicans, grown in spaceflight conditions. Microarray analysis revealed that C. albicans subjected to
Aurélie Crabbé +14 more
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Psychological and Human Factors in Long Duration Spaceflight
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 The spaceflight environment is characterized by temperature extremes, microgravity, solar and galactic cosmic radiation, lack of atmospheric pressure, and high-speed micrometeorites.
Ephimia Morphew
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Spaceflight promotes biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Understanding the effects of spaceflight on microbial communities is crucial for the success of long-term, manned space missions. Surface-associated bacterial communities, known as biofilms, were abundant on the Mir space station and continue to be a ...
Wooseong Kim +10 more
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Monitoring the Impact of Spaceflight on the Human Brain
Life, 2022 Extended exposure to radiation, microgravity, and isolation during space exploration has significant physiological, structural, and psychosocial effects on astronauts, and particularly their central nervous system. To date, the use of brain monitoring techniques adopted on Earth in pre/post-spaceflight experimental protocols has proven to be valuable ...
Michael F. Dinatolo, Luchino Y. Cohen
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Life, 2021 There has long been an interest in understanding how the hazards from spaceflight may trigger or exacerbate human diseases. With the goal of advancing our knowledge on physiological changes during space travel, NASA GeneLab provides an open-source ...
Charlotte A. Nelson +7 more
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npj Microgravity, 2023 Spaceflight and simulated spaceflight microgravity induced osteoarthritic-like alterations at the transcriptomic and proteomic levels in the articular and meniscal cartilages of rodents.
A. K. Aissiou +8 more
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Cells, 2023 Human spaceflight is associated with several health-related issues as a result of long-term exposure to microgravity, ionizing radiation, and higher levels of psychological stress.
Wilhelmina E. Radstake +19 more
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How Space Operations Drive Innovation In Human Healthcare
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2023 Appropriate healthcare during human spaceflight necessitates adequate capabilities throughout the mission. This paper aims to raise awareness about how operations impact healthcare innovation.
Ilaria Cinelli
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