vendredi 16 octobre 2015

SkinSuit designed to reduce harmful physical effects of weightlessness tested on ISS

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European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen wearing the SkinSuit on board the International Space Station

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) got a fashion show with a medical twist last month as Denmark’s first astronaut, Andreas Mogensen, donned a SkinSuit designed to counteract the harmful effects of prolonged periods of weightlessness on the human body. Developed as part of an international effort led by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, the new suit is designed to simulate the pressures of normal gravity to prevent unhealthy stretching of the spine.

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