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Experiment Overview


Information provided courtesy of the Erasmus Experiment Archive.
Brief Summary

Astronaut's Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight (Energy) measures change in energy balance in crewmembers following long term space flight. Energy also measures adaptations in the components of total energy expenditure of crewmembers, so that an equation to determine the energy requirements of crewmembers during space flight may be derived. Such knowledge of energy requirements is of a great importance to ensure health, good performance and the overall success of a mission, and also contributes to ensure adequate exercise load and cargo allotments for food during space flight.

Principal Investigator(s)

Stephane Blanc, Ph.D., Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg, France

Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

Alexandre Zahariev, Centre d'Ecologie et de Physiologie Energetiques, Strasbourg, France

Dale A. Schoeller, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Francois Crampes, M.D., Service d'EFR et de Medecine du Sport, Toulouse, France

M. Caloin, France

Developer(s)

Centre d'Ecologie et Physiologie Energetiques, Strasbourg, , France

Sponsoring Space Agency

European Space Agency (ESA)

Sponsoring Organization

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Research Benefits

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ISS Expedition Duration:

May 2012 - September 2014

Expeditions Assigned

31/32,33/34,35/36,37/38,39/40

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment Description

Research Overview

• With the construction of the International Space Station and the related planned long-term human missions beyond low Earth orbit, the interest in nutrition as a countermeasure to the effects of space flight has increased dramatically. A growing body of data suggests a direct relationship between nutrition and the effects of space.



• The maintenance of energy balance appears critical but difficult during space flight. Clearly the determination of energy requirements is necessary for recommending healthy nutrition in weightlessness.



• Astronaut's Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight (Energy) will measure changes in energy balance after long term spaceflight, adaptations in the components of the total energy expenditure and derive an equation for the energy requirements of astronauts.

Description

Astronaut's Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight (Energy) will help determine the crewmembers energy requirements for long-term space flight. Severe negative energy balance during space flight, for which during long-term space flight, there is no possible compensation. This energy deficit may affect all physiological functions. Energy will measure changes in energy balance after long term space flight, measure adaptations in the components of the total energy expenditure and derive an equation for the energy requirements of crewmembers.

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

The techniques used within this research for assessment of energy expenditure are also used for assessment of energy expenditure on Earth.

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Operations

Operational Requirements

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Operational Protocols

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Results/More Information

This is the first mission incorporating Energy operations.

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Imagery

NASA Image: ISS033E010000 - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide,Expedition 33 flight engineer,conducts an Oxygen Uptake Measurement (OUM) for the ESA experiment ENERGY in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. A G1s camcorder is visible in the in upper left corner .
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