Problems Faced By Astronauts In Space
Oxygen or the lack thereof.
Problems faced by astronauts in space. Nothing to slow you down. The 12 greatest challenges for space exploration gravity s a drag. Watch nespoli talk to the stem in 30 team about the different challenges he has faced in space and the differences between space shuttles and soyuz capsules.
You want to do it quickly with as little baggage. 9 drinking and psych problems. Loss of bone density muscular atrophy and cardiovascular deconditioning are issues we ve known about since the early days of spaceflight.
As he said in a recent fsu news release. In space astronauts lose fluid volume including up to 22 of their blood volume. Isolation is really tough on your psychological health.
Because it has less blood to pump the heart will atrophy. The problem is the longer the. He traveled on space shuttle discovery and stayed just over 15 days.
It has been observed to evolve in clearly defined stages. A weakened heart results in low blood pressure and can produce a problem with orthostatic tolerance or the body s ability to send enough oxygen to the brain without the astronaut s fainting or becoming dizzy. The atrophy of muscles in space can affect not only the.
10 astronaut health risks that threaten deep space missions 10 cardiac problems. Hurtling through space is easy. As everyone should know there is no air in space and there certainly isn t any oxygen to breathe.