What happens to the human body during a year in orbit?
In short: As Expedition 46 enters its final months, Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko discuss the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and the vital biomedical research being conducted aboard the International Space Station.
Launched in late March 2015, NASA's Scott Kelly and Roscosmos's Mikhail Kornienko are completing a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station. This mission serves as a critical testbed for understanding how weightlessness affects human biology over extended periods. The biomedical data gathered during this year is intended to support the planning and safety of future human missions to Mars.
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