March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
... trajectory or in orbits around other planets where normal gravitational forces disappear, the body enters a state of weightlessness or zero-g, allowing astronauts and objects to float freely within the confines of their spacecraft. Modifications and...
October 2024
Cupola views: Karen Nyberg’s space-inspired fabric lines
...and sew inside a spacecraft, a challenging activity in the weightless environment. In this article we find out how Nyberg’s ... it begins to float, the astronauts know that they are weightless and have safely entered orbit. Demonstrating the use of a...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... adapted to life on Earth, human beings are susceptible to all sorts of diseases and viruses. The side-effects of weightlessness and prolonged radiation exposure aside, recent research has demonstrated that long-term space habitation, and...
November 2020
Space medicine and terrestrial health care
... and concepts. These efforts have brought about the perfect system for preventing the unfavourable effects of weightlessness and other spaceflight factors, which make it possible for people to survive for long periods and work...
April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
... well before anyone dons a ‘2suit’ (one of several not-so-romantic concepts to hold couples together in the weightless environment). So is the resulting foetus, and the developing child, and the developing child’s gametes. Microgravity is also...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
... books. Space travel is compelling, whether it’s the desire to have a life-changing view of Earth from orbit or to float weightless in space as in our flying dreams. Advances in private space travel, once the domain of a privileged few, are about...
