Life Sciences at NASA: Introduction

NASA’s mission is to send humans back to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond! In order to do that, we need to fully understand the effects of spaceflight on humans. A trip to Mars will take at least thirty months, or two and a half years. During that time, humans will be exposed to the dangers of space travel, including a weightless environment and increased radiation. In this section you will learn about the kinds of experiments that NASA’s life scientists conduct.

• Explain the Vision for Space Exploration
• Identify two roles for NASA’s life sciences researchers.
• Identify two risks for astronauts traveling in space.
• Explain two effects of space travel on humans.

Continue on to learn about life sciences in space!

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