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Five Hazards of Human Spaceflight

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Audience

Educators, Students

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Higher Education

Subject

Life Science, Life Support, Living and Working in Space

Type

Videos

Exploration to the Moon and Mars will expose astronauts to five known hazards of spaceflight:

  1. Space Radiation
  2. Isolation and Confinement
  3. Distance From Earth
  4. Gravity Fields
  5. Hostile Closed Environments

Watch a playlist of videos to explain each hazard and to learn what NASA’s Human Research Program is doing to protect humans in space.

Five Hazards of Human Spaceflight Playlist