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This must be a photo shopped photograph. I don't believe a mistake like this could be made.
 
Baz said:
This must be a photo shopped photograph. I don't believe a mistake like this could be made.
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Yeah, right. Every architect drawing up a floor plan also routinely guesses what their structure will look like from Google Earth images just in case their design is phallic.
 
Chris Hadfield is one of the speakers at TED Vancouver this week.

https://conferences.ted.com/TED2014/

Remember how much pain he was in for months after he came back to earth, from how lack of gravity affected his spine?

Solution:

Skin-tight space suits 'support astronauts' bones'

Scientists have developed a skin-tight spacesuit to try to stop astronauts' spines expanding. They hope the lightweight elastic material will mimic the force of gravity on the body.

Astronauts' spines can lengthen by up to 7cm (3in) with no gravity to compress the bones, painfully pulling on muscles and nerves. Using designs by MIT, scientists at King's College London are refining the tailor-made suits for testing in space.

As astronauts' bones and muscles do less work to keep them upright once they experience weightlessness, they can also start to waste away. All these factors can make them more likely to experience long-term back and other health problems on return to Earth.

The researchers say these issues are likely to pose an even greater challenge on extended missions such as proposed journeys to Mars.

Dr David Green, senior lecturer of human and aerospace physiology at King's College London, who is working on the suit, told the BBC: "When man takes the first small step on Mars, there is a strong possibility the space traveller could end up with a broken hip."

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-26458868
 
Ms. Sarah said:
Chris Hadfield is one of the speakers at TED Vancouver this week.

https://conferences.ted.com/TED2014/

Remember how much pain he was in for months after he came back to earth, from how lack of gravity affected his spine?

Solution:

Skin-tight space suits 'support astronauts' bones'

Scientists have developed a skin-tight spacesuit to try to stop astronauts' spines expanding. They hope the lightweight elastic material will mimic the force of gravity on the body.

Astronauts' spines can lengthen by up to 7cm (3in) with no gravity to compress the bones, painfully pulling on muscles and nerves. Using designs by MIT, scientists at King's College London are refining the tailor-made suits for testing in space.

As astronauts' bones and muscles do less work to keep them upright once they experience weightlessness, they can also start to waste away. All these factors can make them more likely to experience long-term back and other health problems on return to Earth.

The researchers say these issues are likely to pose an even greater challenge on extended missions such as proposed journeys to Mars.

Dr David Green, senior lecturer of human and aerospace physiology at King's College London, who is working on the suit, told the BBC: "When man takes the first small step on Mars, there is a strong possibility the space traveller could end up with a broken hip."

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-26458868
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Wow thanks for the information I never knew about.
 
Do enjoy as Bowie gave him permission for 1 year only. Can anyone download it to a another format so it can be viewed later on?.


Tranny, you there?
 
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