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Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get. Some of the challenges on missions to explore the Moon and Mars include preventing microbial contamination of these destinations, navigating there safely, protecting crew members and hardware from radiation, and maintaining and repairing equipment.
Posted May 31, 2024
Humans in Space
Andrew S.W. Thomas
HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog)
Human Research Program
NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara will step into the agency’s Human Exploration Research Analog, or HERA, on Friday, May 10. Once inside, […]
Posted April 15, 2024
Humans in Space
HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog)
Human Research Program
NASA selected a crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated journey to Mars inside a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.  Abhishek Bhagat, Kamak Ebadi, Susan Hilbig, and Ariana Lutsic will enter the ground-based HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) facility on Friday, Jan. 26, to live and work like astronauts […]
Posted January 11, 2024
ISS Research
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Human Research Program
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves.
Posted December 1, 2023
Humans in Space
Human Research Program
NASA is funding eight new studies aimed at better understanding how the human body reacts to spaceflight. These studies will be done on Earth without the need for samples and data from astronauts.
Posted September 29, 2023
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