By Eileen Falkenberg-Hull — Senior Editor, Autos |
Astronauts undergo years of rigorous training to spend time on the International Space Station. Still, their bodies suffer many changes while they are in microgravity. Texas A&M University’s Aerospace Medicine Program is putting long-duration spaceflight at the center of its research and education, a first-of-its-kind initiative.
Astronauts are known to face multiple health challenges while in space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) defines these risks by the acronym RIDGE, which represents conditions that spring from space radiation, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, gravity fields and hostile/closed environments.
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By Eileen Falkenberg-Hull — Senior Editor, Autos |
Astronauts undergo years of rigorous training to spend time on the International Space Station. Still, their bodies suffer many changes while they are in microgravity. Texas A&M University’s Aerospace Medicine Program is putting long-duration spaceflight at the center of its research and education, a first-of-its-kind initiative.
Astronauts are known to face multiple health challenges while in space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) defines these risks by the acronym RIDGE, which represents conditions that spring from space radiation, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, gravity fields and hostile/closed environments.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/pioneering-aerospace-medicine-program-study-long-term-effects-space-travel-2077468](https://www.newsweek.com/pioneering-aerospace-medicine-program-study-long-term-effects-space-travel-2077468)