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Astronaut Bruce McCandless untethered above the Earth on Feb. 12, 1984. (NASA)

Astronauts, Missions, News, Space Flight

Gender Generates Biological Challenges For Long Duration Spaceflight

4 Apr , 2016 by Evan Gough

Women are more susceptible to harmful changes in their microbiome during space travel. Understanding those changes will allow female astronauts to join their male counterparts on long duration space voyages.

astronauts, Featured, Missions, space medicine, space travel

Space Exploration, Space Flight

Doctor Who? Astronauts Need To Figure Out Medical Procedures Before Leaving Earth

24 Jul , 2013 by Elizabeth Howell

Should an astronaut get sick on the International Space Station, that could be a bad scene given the nearest hospital requires a spaceship ride. That’s why every crew has at least two medical officers on board that can deal with some routine procedures, getting to items as complex as filling teeth, for example. How to […]

alexander gerst, chris cassidy, european space agency, expedition 36, expedition 40, expedition 41, NASA, space medicine

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