«Disuse osteopenia is the same disease that astronauts get when they're in
microgravity environments for long periods of time,» Caird said.
Not exact matches
«The
microgravity environment of the International Space Station is now being used
for myriad lines of research,
for example: vaccine development, finding novel molecular targets against drug - resistant pathogens, and testing of molecules to be used against osteoporosis or cancer,» Zea says.
«A more complete understanding of the yeast adaptation response to extreme
environments, such as
microgravity, and the risks associated with potential infection is vital
for long - term crew health and safety.
The walls and the ceilings were just as utilizable as the floors, and the students had to pay careful consideration to providing ways
for astronauts to orient themselves in a
microgravity environment.
Eureca, developed by the European Space Agency, highlights a dramatic change in fortune
for the science of
microgravity — the study of materials and living matter in an
environment where the effects of gravity are small.
«As interest in space travel grows —
for both research and commercial aims — it is increasingly important to understand the effect a
microgravity environment can have on the human heart
for both the traveler and their potential future children,» said Karen Ocorr, Ph.D., assistant professor of the Development, Aging and Regeneration Program at SBP.
«Velardo hopes to try out the Kinect - based system
for weighing crew in a
microgravity environment»
The long stay
for Kelly and Kornienko should provide valuable information on the effects of long - term living in a
microgravity environment — considered important
for planning future deep - space missions to asteroids and Mars.
The company's work has caught NASA's eye, and it has been selected
for a Phase II STTR award to explore the production of biopolymers in a
microgravity environment: