February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
...expression in spaceflight were found to be Arg1-dependent, suggesting a major role for that gene in the physiological adaptation of undifferentiated cells to spaceflight. HsfA2 (Heat Shock Factor A2) has a significant effect on spaceflight adaptation...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
..., social and cultural facets of life affect the design process. Human factors, including complications related to human physiology and psychology must be considered. For instance, when designing a greenhouse system, cultural aspects (especially for...
May 2024
Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages
... during an exercise session. The suit is designed to simulate some of the effects of gravity to relieve the negative physiological impacts of microgravity on the musculoskeletal system such as back pain and muscle atrophy, and loss of bone density...
April 2025
Strapped for success - from racetrack to orbit
..., these systems will need to evolve to address new challenges, including prolonged exposure to radiation and the physiological impacts of extended microgravity. By leveraging its core competencies in material science and ergonomic design, Sabelt aims...
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...
06 July 2018
ESA investigates health risk of living on the Moon
... safe at all it would seem. When the Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon, they experienced a number of physiological effects such as sore throats and watering eyes - symptoms that soon earned the title of “lunar hay...
