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Returned ISS crew help advance NASA's journey to Mars
The three ISS crew members who returned to Earth had at least one important experiment waiting for them on the ground, which could help advance NASA\'s journey to Mars. Inside a medical tent, researchers put NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) through a battery of tests,
Washington: The three ISS crew members who returned to Earth had at least one important experiment waiting for them on the ground, which could help advance NASA's journey to Mars. Inside a medical tent, researchers put NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) through a battery of tests, measuring their balance and ability to navigate tasks, like stepping over obstacles.
"Understanding how the human body re-adapts to gravity is key to planning for future human missions deeper into the solar system," the US space agency said in a statement. Experiments like the field test are just one of the ways space station crews are helping advance NASA's journey to Mars while making discoveries that can benefit all of humanity.
Research highlights from the returned crew members' time aboard the space station include the first 3D printed tool in space. The capability could be key in helping astronauts become more independent on missions far from the Earth.The human body experiences numerous changes in microgravity. A recent experiment conducted by the space station crew is looking to solve the puzzle of why more than half of astronauts experience changes in their vision.
