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Within hours of reaching microgravity, astronauts’ body fluids shift toward the head, dulling smell and ...

SpaceDaily 08 Jul 2026
A 2023 npj Microgravity analysis of 46 astronauts found that roughly 600 minutes a week of aerobic and resistance exercise did not fully protect against multisystem deconditioning, and responses varied widely from person to person.
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New UCF Study Links Microgravity, Space Radiation to Accelerated Aging (University of Central Florida)

Public Technologies 07 Jul 2026
UCF Professor Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes in the liver that happen when space travers experience radiation and microgravity.
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How many jobs a Lexington space company will add with expansion. And what they’ll pay

Lexington Herald-Leader 26 Jun 2026
The Kentucky-founded and -headquartered company is expanding its Fayette County operation and creating new jobs ... .
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LambdaVision and Vast Sign Agreement to Advance Space-Based Manufacturing of Protein-Based Artificial Retina and Microgravity Bioprocesses

Business Wire 24 Jun 2026
The collaboration will build on LambdaVision's successful microgravity manufacturing program, which ...
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NASA sends 2026 World Cup ball to ISS to study balance in microgravity

Madhyamam 21 Jun 2026
The official match ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Trionda, was taken to the International Space Station to study how a ball’s centre of mass and balance behave in microgravity ... in microgravity.
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NASA Astronaut Shares Mesmerising Timelapse Of Crystals Growing In Microgravity

NDTV 06 Jun 2026
NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a timelapse video showing crystal growth in microgravity, revealing unique patterns ... .
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It is impossible to burp in space, because in microgravity the human stomach cannot separate ...

SpaceDaily 04 Jun 2026
In microgravity, none of it works ... There is, on the published record, one documented technique for inducing a clean burp in microgravity ... What microgravity does change is the secondary mechanisms that gravity normally contributes to digestion.
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Building on the Moon and concentration problems in microgravity (DLR - German Aerospace Research Establishment)

Public Technologies 21 May 2026
Each parabola provides approximately 22 seconds of microgravity, resulting in a total of approximately 35 minutes of microgravity per campaign - alternating with normal and nearly double Earth's ...
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Inside the Joint NASA Proposal That Could Bring Microgravity Flight Back to North America

PR Newswire 20 May 2026
A supersonic test operator and a parabolic flight specialist are joining forces on a NASA bid that could reopen a microgravity capability the U.S ... NASA has flown microgravity science there for years ... Why Microgravity Capability Matters.
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Astronauts on the ISS lose about 1-2% of their bone density per month in microgravity ...

SpaceDaily 19 May 2026
In microgravity, the weight-bearing bones of the lower body are no longer being asked to bear weight ... Microgravity appears to produce, in at least some astronauts, irreversible damage to bone density and trabecular microarchitecture.
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