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Calcium Metabolism Of Bone In Microgravity: An Investigation And Simulation Of Bone Demineralization In Space, Benjamin Peacock
Calcium Metabolism Of Bone In Microgravity: An Investigation And Simulation Of Bone Demineralization In Space, Benjamin Peacock
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Extended space exploration poses many physiological problems that must be overcome before humanity can reach past the boundaries of Earth's orbit. The farthest a human has been able to travel is to the moon and back, and currently astronauts are confined to orbiting the Earth. While many astronauts and cosmonauts have remained aboard the space station Mir for months, their stay was not without detrimental effects upon their return. Currently, the International Space Station and missions to Mars are the projects involving humans in space at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
In this experiment, a ground-based simulation utilizing …