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There is no point in sending human explorers on long voyages around the solar system if they arrive at their destination in poor physical shape. Long stays in zero gravity are not good for the human body.
We already know that astronauts lose bone mass at around 1% for every month they are in space; muscles - including heart muscles - atrophy despite hours of exercise; and there are a host of other problems.
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There is no point in sending human explorers on long voyages around the solar system if they arrive at their destination in poor physical shape. Long stays in zero gravity are not good for the human body.
We already know that astronauts lose bone mass at around 1% for every month they are in space; muscles - including heart muscles - atrophy despite hours of exercise; and there are a host of other problems.
🎥 ESA - European Space Agency
#ESA
#Astronaut
#InternationalSpaceStation
