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What happens to your bones when you are weightless?
What happens to your bones when you are weightless, is that your bones will get weaker and weaker. That is why everyday, astronauts, have to spend two hours on a treadmill everyday of there space expedition.
How long can astronauts survive in space?
No one knows, but typically astronauts do not stay in space for more than 1 year. Otherwise, the zero gravity will degrade their bones and muscles
What happens to astronauts in space for a long period of time?
Their bones, heart, and muscles begin to waste away because they cannot strengthen themselves by working against Earth's gravity; if they return from over 8 months in space, their bones would instantly break. It's not a pretty picture.
Why do astronauts need to do special exercises?
In space there is no gravity for the muscles to work against so they tend to degenerate as do the bones they are attached to. Astronauts special exercises help to minimise these problems.
Why astronouts having problem with bone weakness after prolonged stay in space?
This occurs because astronauts in space do not walk but float. The leg bones are weight-bearing bones, and this lack of activity leads to bone breakdown and bone loss.
What happens to your bones when you are weightless?
What happens to your bones when you are weightless, is that your bones will get weaker and weaker. That is why everyday, astronauts, have to spend two hours on a treadmill everyday of there space expedition.
Why do astronauts lose bones?
they dont lose bones you fool! where would they go? what, do they flush them out their space toilets?
What happens to the muscles of astronauts who are in space for an extended period?
They weaken
What happens to the muscle of astronauts who are in space of an extended period?
Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space due to the decreased work they do without Earth's gravity.
How long can astronauts survive in space?
No one knows, but typically astronauts do not stay in space for more than 1 year. Otherwise, the zero gravity will degrade their bones and muscles
What happens to astronauts's sweat when they do exercise?
there sweat starts to float in the space shuttle because once the astronauts are exercising in space they would start to sweat
What happens to astronauts in space for a long period of time?
Their bones, heart, and muscles begin to waste away because they cannot strengthen themselves by working against Earth's gravity; if they return from over 8 months in space, their bones would instantly break. It's not a pretty picture.
What happens to astronauts bodies in space?
Their bodies would become very weak.
What problems can be caused by an astronauts bones getting thinner?
When an astronaut goes to space, the lack of gravity in the capsule or the space station will make his bones and joints very weak. A period of 2-hour exercise is required every day so that his bones will not shatter when he returns to Earth. Technically the astronauts' bones will not get thinner, but instead weaker. Problems like osteoporosis can be caused if the astronaut stays in space for extended periods of time.
Why skeleton of astronauts turn red in space?
I don't think that they do. However astronauts skeleton's do tend to lose some of their calcium while in space. This is because the lack of gravity means that the skeleton is not stressed. To try and prevent this calcium loss astronauts try and exercise hard (to stress the bones) if they are in space for a long period.
Why do astronauts need to do special exercises?
In space there is no gravity for the muscles to work against so they tend to degenerate as do the bones they are attached to. Astronauts special exercises help to minimise these problems.
What types of astronauts are there on a space mission?
trained space astronauts
