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05/11/2018
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By David Williams
NASA starts space study to see if sperm can still function in weightless environments
Do sperm squirm the same way in space? That’s an interesting question that’s posed by the leading scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which aims to learn exactly how sperm will function when placed out in space. To conduct this highly serious research work, NASA’s scientists have gone back to the basics […]
03/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Newest NASA spacesuit uses revamped Apollo-era “waste disposal systems” – astronauts can stay in them for a week
In a throwback to the past, NASA is developing a new spacesuit with a built-in toilet. The last such waste disposal system served the Apollo astronauts, and the new one is expected to improve on that ancestral 1970s system, reported a LiveScience article. The Orion Crew Survival Systems Suits (OCSSS) are the next-generation spacesuits for […]
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