Landing on the moon was the first big step in space exploration, opening a new frontier beyond our own atmosphere. Since then, researchers have been exploring the effects of space flight and micro-gravity on the human body. To stay in space for longer periods we need to understand the effects of space on our bodies. But can the things we’re learning about space flight and the human body provide any lessons we can use here on Earth? How can the goal of health in space also help us achieve better health here at home? 

In this episode of Science Never Sleeps, we’ll be chatting with researchers who are looking at the challenges of healthy space travel and the solutions necessary, both in the stars and here on Earth.

Guest Info: Dr. Donna Roberts is a NASA-funded Professor of Radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Mark Rosenberg is a neurology resident at MUSC who is focusing on aerospace medicine. 

Show Reference Links:

International Space Station

NASA's Study of Astronaut Twins Creates Human Portrait of What a Year in Space Does to the Human Body - Smithsonian Magazine

Space X

Blue Origin

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