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NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past
NASA's new 'Vomit Comet' aircraft has emerged with a fresh paint scheme and a history rooted in secretive U.S. Air Force operations.
Microgravity
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In microgravity, the human spine lengthens by as much as five centimetres, and astronauts come home temporarily taller than when they left, before gravity compresses the column again within days of landing
Astronauts experience significant spinal lengthening in microgravity, returning to Earth temporarily taller before gravity restores their original height.
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What happens to your brain in space?
New research reveals how the human brain re-weights its sensory inputs and adapts structurally during long-term orbital missions.
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Within hours of reaching microgravity, astronauts’ body fluids shift toward the head, dulling smell and taste — one reason NASA monitors daily nutrition so closely as crews fight the muscle loss space exercise alone cannot fully prevent
NASA is advancing space agriculture and nutritional monitoring to combat the physical effects of microgravity on astronaut health.