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Research has shown that physically-fit humans may not be the best candidates for being astronauts. Studies seem to point to overweight, sedentary persons as being more fit for the rigors of space flight and weightlessness due to various physiological reasons.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1992
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The station and medical research: fact vs. fiction
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The proposed research work of the International Space Station, managed by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration is discussed, with focus on the controversy surrounding the medical research program.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 2000
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Basics of space medicine & physiology: space motion sickness
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An analysis is presented of space motion sickness (SMS), the most common medical complaint in space flight. The 70% incidence of SMS is not reduced by repeat flights.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 2001
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