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Living on Mars on Earth
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/28/08 |
| Last week, eight people began a simulated mission to Mars in the desert of Utah. The Earth-based experiment will help researchers understand the logistic, scientific and psychological issues involved in designing a real mission to Mars. |
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Running Sideways in Space
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/01/08 |
| A vertically mounted treadmill is helping scientists develop exercises for astronauts on long-duration missions. The techniques will help counteract the deleterious effects of space travel, such as bone loss and muscle atrophy, and will help keep astronauts healthy on lengthy missions to the Moon and Mars. |
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Lunar Safety Zones
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/18/07 |
| New research has shown that Earth's magnetosphere actually protects some parts of the Moon from solar storms. Scientists found that for seven days during the Moon's 28-day orbit, select regions are shielded from harmful solar energy. The findings could help protect astronauts on future Moon missions. |
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Saving Our Brains for Mars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/15/07 |
| Scientists have found that radiation may affect cells in the brain important for learning and mood control. The results have important implications in protecting the health of astronauts on long duration missions to the Moon and Mars. |
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Our Rare Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/24/07 |
| Astronomers have found that moons like ours are likely to be uncommon in the Universe, and arise in only 5 to 10 percent of planetary systems. The study could have implications in the search for habitable planets beyond our Solar System. |
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Jogging to Mars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/20/07 |
| A bed rest study exclusively on women is yielding information about how to develop more effective countermeasures for muscle loss in female astronauts on long-duration missions in space. |
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Bounce House on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/17/07 |
| NASA will be testing a new inflatable habitat in the cold, harsh climate of Antarctica. The habitat is a design that could one day be used on the Moon by human explorers on long-duration missions. |
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DNA Repair Shops
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/09/07 |
| Space radiation can damage DNA and lead to illnesses like cancer. Scientists are studying how the human body naturally repairs this damage in order to develop better ways of protecting astronauts. |
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The Law of Space
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/08/07 |
| The Columbus space laboratory is ready for the ISS. The facility shows how international cooperation can provide a venue for important scientific research in space. However, what would happen in a place as international as the ISS if astronauts onboard weren't so cooperative? |
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Space 3.0
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/06/07 |
| Policy researchers are predicting a new age of cooperation in space exploration. A recent conference in Vienna brought together researchers from numerous fields in the humanities to discuss how exploration of the Moon, Mars and other locations in the Solar System will affect science and society. |
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