NASA funds research into deep-sleep journey for Mars astronauts

NASA funds research into deep-sleep journey for Mars astronauts

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11th Grade - University

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The video discusses a NASA-funded concept where astronauts could hibernate during a long Mars mission. Sleep chambers equipped with cooling systems and nutrition tubes would lower body temperature and metabolism, inducing a torpor state. Muscle atrophy concerns are addressed with neuromuscular stimulation. As the spacecraft nears Mars, astronauts are gradually awakened, ready to begin their mission.

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What methods do scientists propose to address muscle atrophy in astronauts?

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Describe the process of waking up astronauts after their hibernation.

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