Human Health and Performance

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Human Health and Performance
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Science in Space: May 2024 Future missions to the Moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge. Without Earth’s gravity, both bone and muscle atrophy, or become smaller and weaker.
Posted May 20, 2024
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