February 2019
The challenge of procreation for future off-world settlers
... not easy to model or predict A careful consideration of the risks of human reproduction in these environments and the physiological effects of reduced gravity on the human body must be addressed with special attention paid to women during pregnancy...
May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
... forest (top), an artistic rendition of a landscape (middle), and painted lines (bottom). From the article “Reduction of Physiological Stress Using Fractal Art and Architecture” by Richard P. Taylor, Leonardo, Volume 39, N 3, June 2006. The inclusion...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... research interests are space food for astronauts and the benefits this provides to the psychology and physiology of explorers beyond Earth; results that can also be applied to problems faced here on our planet. Adhithiyan Neduncheran...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... in an era where the development of the law has often been outpaced by technology. However, in recognising the distinct physiological, technical, and legal challenges of outer space, continuing upon this status quo – the maintenance of which will...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... many other investigations. The list of space physicians may loosely include Sergei Ryazansky, a biologist and PhD in physiology, aerospace and naval medicine, who performed more than 20 biomedical experiments during two space missions (in 2013...
02 February 2018
How a year in space affects your body
... preliminary findings. One of the studies focusing on genetic, epigenetic and transcriptional dynamics (how cells regulate physiological processes) of each twin, revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning...
