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Exercising in Space

With a renewed focus on space exploration comes a serious effort to keep astronauts healthy when in space for extended periods of time. Brian Davis Ph.D., of the Cleveland Clinic is working with NASA to find a way to reach this goal.

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Published Apr 03 2007, 07:01 AM by Terry Knight
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    Richard Williams said:

    I like this idea of what you are trying to prevent in bone loss in outer space.  However, we already have a system of creating artificial G forces.  We call it centrifugal motion forces.  Why doen't NASA utilize that principal for a spinning top type of space station to solve this requirement for prolonged space stays?  This might also solve some of the positioning problems of stability.  I just don't understand why this approach has not been used or even tried to my knowledge?

    April 4, 2007 7:43 PM
     

    m. kittrell said:

    considering the effects of angular momentum with respect to the calculations of a stable orbit, is the concept of an exercise gym necessary for the relative time period?

    April 5, 2007 6:50 PM
     

    ashley said:

    awesome!

    February 25, 2009 12:30 PM

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