Space Pioneer Issues Apology After Engine Test Explosion
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
NASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space Stations
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
Space Renaissance International Achieves Observer Status At U.N. COPUOS
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
Starliner undergoing thruster testing before indefinite return flight
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
HERA crew complete 45-day simulated journey to Mars
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
China's first commercial spacecraft launch site ready
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
NASA names Andre Douglas as backup Artemis II crew member
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
Moon 'swirls' could be magnetized by unseen magmas
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
iSpace lunar lander RESILIENCE achieves test milestone
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
Behind the Scenes of a NASA 'Moonwalk' in the Arizona Desert
Thursday, 04 July 2024 12:32
Eye test for lunar impact surveyor
Thursday, 04 July 2024 10:26
Ariane 6 first passengers – with names
Thursday, 04 July 2024 10:15
Ariane 6 first passengers
Thursday, 04 July 2024 10:15
A new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA's Twins Study
Thursday, 04 July 2024 10:04Only about 600 people have ever traveled to space. The vast majority of astronauts over the past six decades have been middle-aged men on short-duration missions of fewer than 20 days.
Today, with private, commercial and multinational spaceflight providers and flyers entering the market, we are witnessing a new era of human spaceflight. Missions have ranged from minutes, hours and days to months.
As humanity looks ahead to returning to the moon over the coming decade, space exploration missions will be much longer, with many more space travelers and even space tourists. This also means that a wider diversity of people will experience the extreme environment of space—more women and people of different ethnicities, ages and health status.
Since people respond differently to the unique stressors and exposures of space, researchers in space health, like me, seek to better understand the human health effects of spaceflight.