October 2024
Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton
...Bioimpedance Analyzer, Russia). Numerous densitometric examinations of cosmonauts keep track of the individual specificity of both ... to the exposure to spaceflight factors. For example, cosmonauts with high BMD often experience lower losses in flight,...
October 2015
Eating in space: from Michelin-starred chefs to self-sufficiency
... correlate physical and mental health. Sense of smell was considered an important enough factor in the psychological condition of cosmonauts to be included with the analysis of eating and sleeping habits. In the face of the many and varied technical...
November 2020
Space medicine and terrestrial health care
... help to reduce overall morbidity and increase performance efficiency and general quality of life. Andrei Borisenko, pilot-cosmonaut, fitted with Pneumocard - the Ecosan onboard prototype. Cardioson hardware and software complex. Maksim Suraev, pilot...
08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
... the three-person Soyuz spacecraft piloted by cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will take just over six hours... home to an international crew of seven people including two Russian cosmonauts and a Japanese astronaut. Maezawa, who is a space enthusiast,...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
...first few weeks in space (Manzey et al., 1998). These findings could be explained by the intensive training astronauts and cosmonauts undergo to prepare for missions and countermeasures in place to avoid disruptions that could occur during their time...
October 2025
Investigating the hidden effects of zero gravity on astronaut vision
...short term missions during the early years of space exploration. Additionally, the rigorous selection process for cosmonauts and astronauts has often resulted in underreporting of health complaints by active crew members. Long-duration astronauts may...
