How do you lift weights in weightlessness? (Image: NASA/Sipa Press/Rex Features)
Editorial: NASA should pay more attention to astronauts’ health
FROM blackout-inducing g forces to withered muscles and bones, there aren’t many tougher physical challenges than going into space.
This has been highlighted by the release of medical records from astronauts who worked on board the , which detail the gruelling effects space travel has on human health before, during and after a mission. Along with research on muscle wastage in astronauts on the (ISS), the records demonstrate the need for better countermeasures…
