Spaceflight Impact on Human Body

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Can private spaceflight benefit more than just a lucky few?

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A Baylor College of Medicine program is collecting data from commercial space missions.

The program is building a database of health information collected from participants in missions like SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn , Inspiration4, and the three Axiom Space missions.

Data from commercial crew members, or space tourists, could be valuable, says Jimmy Wu , of the TRISH program.

The range of health effects known from space flight include muscle atrophy and loss of bone mass (which must be mitigated with frequent exercise), cardiovascular effects, and worsening eyesight.

Even a short trip to space of a few hours or a few days could have health effects.

Age is an interesting factor in space health, as it is not always the risk factor you might assume.

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