Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. The program started in October 1958, with its main objective to put an astronaut in orbit and return him safely to Earth. Secondary to this objective was that...
52,57. However, a detailed molecular characterization of circadian clock alterations in skeletal muscle due to spaceflight is still lacking. Whether exercise or fasting, based on the time of day, can be used as a
The medical doctor of the crew carried out venipuncture on the basilic vein for pre-exercise assessments in the morning (mean time 07:58 ± 0:14 am) after at least eight hours of fasting and for post-exercise assessment about 5 min after termination of exercise (mean time 02:34 ...
This recent research work by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) involves space exploration simulation and modeling in the HI-SEAS habitat, a dome of 135.8 square meters with food and life support systems designed to simulate the conditions on Mars. To investigate the best way...