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Astronauts Returning Home Experience High Heart Rate, But Low Blood Pressure

It is a little disorienting for astronauts to come back to the force of Earth’s gravity from a spaceflight were there was no gravity. When that happens, they faint. What happens to astronauts when they return home? There is a…

July 21, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

Heavy Physical Impact on Astronauts Returning to Earth From Space, Explained

This Monday saw Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jaques return home after an extended mission on the ISS. We take a look at his equally grand task of readjusting his body to the conditions on Earth. The astronaut’s mission has put him…

June 26, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

Space Travel Triggers Herpes In Astronauts, NASA Study Revealed

Some recent test showed that space travel does something to the human body and reactivates dormant herpes virus in more than half of the astronauts. That is the result of the latest NASA research conducted on astronauts who travel on…

March 18, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

What Happens if Astronauts Get Sick in Space?

As you can probably imagine, in the unfortunate situation of an astronaut getting sick, they cannot just come back to Earth to see a doctor. So what happens instead? It seems that NASA, along with other space agencies are ready…

August 10, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Scientists Are Developing A Device That Will Combat Depression In Astronauts

Researchers are now struggling to develop a new spacesuits gadget with the purpose to monitor the astronauts’ depression level and to offer improvements and increase the astronauts’ well-being. It has been observed since the first human flights in the space…

February 27, 2018 · by Joe Blair · 0