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What is microgravity and what is its affect on humans?
Well basically, anything that has mass exerts a gravitational pull ony other masses. Therefore, when in space in a space station/ship, you are not actually experiencing weightlessness, but the gravitational effects of the ship are small enough as to not be noticable. This is called microgravity. As to its effects on humans, basically we experience muscle atrophy, or the wasting away of our muscles. The reason for this is that humans have evlolved in a gravitational environment where our muscles have developed due to the resistance of gravity. Therefor when spending long periods in space, we lose this conditioning. A classic image from the MIR space station was of the Russian cosmonaut being lifted out of his reentry capsule because his muscles had wasted to the point that he couldn't stand in (resist) Earths gravity.
Why was Skylab launched?
Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. Skylab was also the only space station NASA or the United States military launched alone. The 100 ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. It included a laboratory for studying the effects of microgravity and the Apollo Telescope Mount solar observatory. It was launched as a docking station for space crafts and as an observatory for the goings on in space.
Have fish ever been taken up into outer space on the space shuttle?
Yes, experiments have been conducted to further understand the effects of microgravity on many different species, fish are among those who have been in space.Skylab 3 held the first fish, a mummichog, to enter space.1An aquatic habitat was constructed on the ISS (international space station) to house, medaka, zebrafish and Xenopus.2 Most material delivered for the construction, maintenance and research conducted aboard ISS has been transferred through the space shuttle.There is ongoing research involving aquatic animals and their response to microgravity.3Refrences# http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html # http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14631634 # http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15858359
What were Ellen Ochoa contributions?
Ellen Ochoa contributed to society by studding the effects on the sun and also using a robotic arm on a space walk to get supplies onto the international space station
What is the purpose if the International Space Station?
what is the purpose of the space station?The mission of the International Space Station is to enable long-term exploration of space and provide benefits to people on Earth.With six state-of-the-art laboratories, the Space Station will be the premiere research facility in space, four times larger and more capable than any previous space station. It is hoped that it will allow for advancements in medicine, technology and science. For example, studies in micro and hyper gravity will help researchers better understand its effects on humans and offer insight into how the human body works. Growing protein crystals in a space environment can help scientists create better treatment for numerous diseases that currently have no cure. In addition, the laboratories on the Space Station will allow for innovative space research projects to improve our understanding of the Earth's environment and the universe in which we live.The Space Station will also serve as the gateway to new frontiers in human space exploration, a place where we can learn how to live and work "off planet." It will allow for the study of long-term effects of weightlessness on the human body and as a test bed to understand what adjustments need to be made to current methods before astronauts are sent to Mars and beyond. In addition, it will allow for critical research in fluids, combustion, life support systems and the radiation environment, which is needed for future human space exploration.
How do astronauts and cosmonauts combat the degenerative effects of microgravity experienced on the International Space Station?
excersising 2 hours a day
What are the effects of prolonged time in microgravity?
effects that prolonged time in microgravily
How might microgravity environments be created?
if you toss a coin in the air you are subjecting that coin to microgravity. When an experiment is in a NASA Glenn Research Center drop tower, the experiment is subjected to microgravity for about 2 or 5 seconds. When experiments and/or people are flown on a parabolic-trajectory aircraft, they experience a microgravity environment also. When astronauts, cosmonauts, and experiments are on the Int'l Space Station, they also experience a microgravity environment. All three effects are due to a condition of free fall, where the only significant force upon the person or experiment is gravity. The only real difference between the three conditions is the horizontal velocity and altitude.
Do you think a roller coaster and a International Space Station has the same effects on a person when they drop?
yes
What is microgravity and what is its affect on humans?
Well basically, anything that has mass exerts a gravitational pull ony other masses. Therefore, when in space in a space station/ship, you are not actually experiencing weightlessness, but the gravitational effects of the ship are small enough as to not be noticable. This is called microgravity. As to its effects on humans, basically we experience muscle atrophy, or the wasting away of our muscles. The reason for this is that humans have evlolved in a gravitational environment where our muscles have developed due to the resistance of gravity. Therefor when spending long periods in space, we lose this conditioning. A classic image from the MIR space station was of the Russian cosmonaut being lifted out of his reentry capsule because his muscles had wasted to the point that he couldn't stand in (resist) Earths gravity.
How can studies on the effects of microgravity impact citizens living on earth?
findings can be ussed to help the aging live healthier & live more active lives
What has the author Jessica A Woods-Vedeler written?
Jessica A. Woods-Vedeler has written: 'Rolling maneuver load alleviation using active controls' -- subject(s): Flutter (Aerodynamics), Leading edges (Aerodynamics) 'Active load control during rolling maneuvers' -- subject(s): Aerodynamic loads, Control surfaces, Wind tunnel tests, Flexible wings, Active control, Wing loading, Roll 'DAC-3 pointing stability analysis results for SAGE III and other users of the International Space Station (ISS) Payload Attachment Sites (PAS)' -- subject(s): Finite element method, Equipment and supplies, Vibration effects, Microgravity, Gravitational effects, International Space Station, Vibration damping, Stability tests
Why was Skylab launched?
Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. Skylab was also the only space station NASA or the United States military launched alone. The 100 ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. It included a laboratory for studying the effects of microgravity and the Apollo Telescope Mount solar observatory. It was launched as a docking station for space crafts and as an observatory for the goings on in space.
Two solutions to stop negative effects of microgravity?
Do not go to space, and sorry the solutions have not been found. Look it up on NASA.com, they said it themselves. If they don't have it then no one does.
How does gravity affect weight mass microgravity and free fall?
Gravity does not effect mass, weight is what you get when you resist the effects of gravity. (Note that in "free fall" and/or "micro gravity" you are not resisting.)
Have fish ever been taken up into outer space on the space shuttle?
Yes, experiments have been conducted to further understand the effects of microgravity on many different species, fish are among those who have been in space.Skylab 3 held the first fish, a mummichog, to enter space.1An aquatic habitat was constructed on the ISS (international space station) to house, medaka, zebrafish and Xenopus.2 Most material delivered for the construction, maintenance and research conducted aboard ISS has been transferred through the space shuttle.There is ongoing research involving aquatic animals and their response to microgravity.3Refrences# http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html # http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14631634 # http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15858359
What were Ellen Ochoa contributions?
Ellen Ochoa contributed to society by studding the effects on the sun and also using a robotic arm on a space walk to get supplies onto the international space station
