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Exposure to microgravity can wreak havoc on the human body. Hence, before astronauts can embark on the long trip to the Moon or Mars, scientists need to find ways to mitigate the physical impacts of space travel.
Participants in the study will spend 60 days in beds tilted 6° below the horizontal with their feet up – meals, showers and toilet breaks included
Some of the volunteers will cycle while being spun on a centrifuge.
The idea of getting paid to stay in bed for two months might sound too good to be true. But it's exactly what the European Space Agency (ESA) is offering 12 volunteers as part of a new study.
Twelve people are about to embark on the world’s longest sleepover, all in the name of space research. The group will be confined to beds designed