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Life After Microgravity: Astronauts Reflect on Post-Flight Recovery 
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Space changes you. It strengthens some muscles, weakens others, shifts fluids within your body, and realigns your sense of balance.…

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NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation
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Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s…

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NASA Glenn Tests Mini-X-Ray Technology to Advance Space Health Care  
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As NASA plans future human exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, new and unique challenges emerge — like…

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Support Health Studies for Deep Space Travel
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is set to launch a four-person crew to the International Space Station later this summer. Some…

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What Are the Dangers of Going to Space? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 55
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What are the dangers of going to space? For human spaceflight, the first thing I think about is the astronauts…

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Explore Deep Space Exercise, Health
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During NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch in March, select members of…

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Wearable Tech for Space Station Research
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Science in Space Nov 2024 Many of us wear devices that count our steps, measure our heart rate, track sleep…

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NASA Selects Crew for 45-Day Simulated Mars Mission in Houston
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Editor’s Note, Oct. 29, 2024: The crew roster for this HERA mission has been updated. A crew of four research volunteers…

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Spooky on the Space Station
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Science in Space: October 2024 Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to…

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NASA Astronauts, Leadership Visit Children’s Hospital, Cancer Moonshot Event
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NASA astronauts, scientists, and researchers, and leadership from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) met with cancer patients and…

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NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Boosts Human Health Research in Space
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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will soon dock with the International Space Station as part of…

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Crew Returns from Simulated Trip to Mars—Take a Peek Inside Their Journey
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An all-volunteer crew on a simulated trip to Mars “returned” to Earth on Sept. 23, 2024, after being isolated in…

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