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This Is Your Brain on Space: New Research Uncovers Perils of Long Duration Spaceflight
The brains of astronauts hanging out in microgravity environments start to change over time and need at least three years to reset, new research suggests.
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Unleash the Kraken: Check Out NASA’s ‘Disorientation Device’ From Hell
The U.S. Navy is unleashing its monstrous Kraken device on NASA, allowing the space agency to use the dizzying machine for an upcoming study that could help it mitigate the effects of spaceflight on astronauts.
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Airbus Shows Off Space Station Design With Simulated Gravity
European company Airbus unveiled a sleek, modern concept for an orbital module designed to host four astronauts in low Earth orbit, lunar orbit, and possibly during future missions to Mars.
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‘You Are Not Leaving Without Us’: Why Disabled Astronauts Are Key to Humanity’s Future in Space
“I went silent,” Dwayne Fernandes told me. “I shut the hell up.” Fernandes, a double-amputee since the age of 11, was recounting his experience in weightlessness, having recently participated in a parabolic flight alongside a disabled research crew. The zero-g flight threw him into a deeply contemplative state, and as the crew celebrated its successful…