When the first astronauts landed on moon, they left unfading bootprints its surface, testifying to our human violation of aesthetic and symbolic autonomy. Starting from premise that this lunar invasion has forever scarred making it a carrier loss an embodiment grief, my article seeks examine how Gail Jones, in her own fiction, aestheticizes starry night sky order bring together astronauts’ disf...

Preliminary considerations for a wearable computer system for astronauts on International Space Station (ISS) during extravehicular activity (EVA) are discussed. The proposed system acts as a client on a wireless network external to the ISS, and provides text, graphics, audio, and video to astronauts using a near-eye display. Primary design considerations include astronaut safety, comfort, ease...

Spaceflight-induced hypovolemia requires astronauts to mount a hyper-sympathetic response in order to complete a tilt test on landing day. We tested the hypothesis that experimentallyinduced hypovolemia, in the absence of spaceflight, also requires a hyper-sympathetic response during tilt. We studied 17 subjects during normovolemia and hypovolemia. Plasma volume, tilt tolerance, supine and stan...

Over a period of several decades it has been noticed that most astronauts, either orbiting the earth or on trips to the moon, have observed phosphenes or light flashes (LF) including streaks, spots and clouds of light when their eyes are closed or they are in a darkened cabin. Scientists suspect that two separate components of cosmic rays cause these flashes due to direct interaction with the r...

During space exploration astronauts are exposed to the microgravity environment, which has an immediate impact on many biological systems. Osteoporosis-like bone mass loss is one of the most significant effects of microgravity, with reduction ranging around at least 1-2% per month in flight. An uncoupling of bone remodeling could be responsible for this process. Data obtained from astronauts sh...