SpaceX returned more than 30 research payloads, many of which were vital life science investigations, from the ISS National Laboratory to Earth Friday.
Understanding the physiology changes to lungs in space travel is essential. Parabolic flights taken by pilots simulate this very well and give us a good understanding.
As humanity prepares for longer stays in space, scientists have found that exposure to space environments could increase the risk of erectile dysfunction.
When former Paralympian John McFall was selected to be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first disabled astronaut last November, he knew there would be testing times ahead.