astronaut health Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/astronaut-health/ Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png astronaut health Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/astronaut-health/ 32 32 80681979 What returning to lunar space means for human health https://spacenews.com/what-returning-to-lunar-space-means-for-human-health/ https://spacenews.com/what-returning-to-lunar-space-means-for-human-health/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=585008 Artemis 2 earthset

Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat. Spaceflight exposes the body to both known and unknown risks, some of which are subtle, cumulative and difficult […]

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Before you ever set foot on a spacecraft bound for deep space, tiny replicas of your organs might make the journey first. Suspended in microgravity aboard a research mission, this […]

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