Where Ideas Take Flight - Near Space Corporation.
Mars. CNES. Investing. Zero g manufacturing. Space tourism. Mining. Aerospace. Residential. Blue origins. Spacex. Jaxa. China. ESA. ROSCOSMOS. ASI. Canada. ISRO. Middle East. SNC Space Systems. Space Cycle tests artificial gravity as solution to muscle loss. A bike-like centrifuge that creates artificial gravity may help astronauts combat muscle atrophy in space. Through a study at the University of California, Irvine, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is exploring the concept of a Space Cycle for inflight resistance-training exercise.
"Even with onboard exercise, astronauts face the risk of losing muscle mass and function because their muscles are not bearing enough weight, or load," said Dr. Vincent J. Caiozzo, investigator on NSBRI's Muscle Alterations and Atrophy Team. Caiozzo's team is researching whether squats executed under artificial gravity conditions greater than or equal to Earth gravity (1g) produce the same kind of muscle responses that occur when a person performs weight training on Earth. With long-term initiatives like the International Space Station and the proposed lunar and Mars missions, the rate of muscle loss in some areas might rise to 25 percent unless measures are taken to confront atrophy. World space agencies. Adventures of a Vatican Astronomer - Guy Consolmagno (SETI Talks) Space Adventures.