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Body Clock Hurts Space Travel Prospects
British researchers say they believe the human body clock might be a hindrance to the long-endurance flights necessary for distant space exploration. Researchers at Imperial College London told BBC News the body's circadian rhythm might find it difficult to adapt to cycles other than 24 hours. The Martian day, for example, is an extra 39 minutes long. The researchers are working with the U.S. National Space Biomedical Research Institute to investigate the impact space travel has on human sleep behavior. The success of human spaceflight depends on astronauts remaining alert while operating highly complex, state-of-the-art equipment, the NSBRI Web site states. A crucial factor of mission success is getting enough sleep. Based on existing research aboard the Mir and International Space Station, scientists have found space is an extreme shift-working environment. Crews on space missions sleep poorly, with astronauts averaging about two hours per night less sleep than they normally experience on Earth. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News
Spicing Up Space Meals
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2006Since its launch a year and half ago, Minimus.biz has quickly become the place to go for individual and travel size items. Last week, NASA came to Minimus.biz and purchased several different travel size condiments to send with the astronauts to the International Space Station. |
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