Extended space dive
European scientists are asking volunteers to lie down on a waterbed for 10 days as part of a pioneering dry immersion study to recreate some of the effects of spaceflight on the body.
60 days in bed for science
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Around the bed in 60 days
Lying in bed for a full 60 days – with one shoulder always touching the mattress – might sound like bliss, but add cycling, spinning and constant medical tests to the equation and it becomes a challenging experience for the sake of human space exploration.
New adventures in beds and baths for spaceflight
ESA is expanding its bedrest programme that allows researchers to study how human bodies react to living in space – without leaving their bed.
Testing the value of artificial gravity for astronaut health
Test subjects in Cologne, Germany will take to their beds for 60 days from 25 March as part of a groundbreaking study, funded by European Space Agency ESA and US space agency NASA, into how artificial gravity could help astronauts stay healthy in space.
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Lying down for space research
Lying down for space research
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Bedrest brochure
Bedrest brochure
ESA BR-300 ELIPS: Research in space for the future
This brochure gives an overview of the wide range of research the European Space Agency is performing under the unique conditions found in space.Read online
German Aerospace Center DLR
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V čele evropské výpravy do Sluneční soustavy, kde roli průzkumníků plní astronauti, roboti a kosmické lodě.
