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Turns out, humans just aren’t built for space. That might seem like an understatement. After all, there isn’t any oxygen in space, and we kind of need that to survive. But, scientists keep finding ways that the human body just fails when exposed to the lack of gravity that space brings.
For starters, there’s the entire bone and muscle density thing, where human bones and muscles slowly start to deteriorate and lose their density over time. The bone loss in astronauts is a huge issue that many aboard the International Space Station have been fighting against for as long as humans have been staying on the station.
But this isn’t the only way that we know humans aren’t built for space. Turns out, gravity is also extremely important to help us know when we need to pee, and as such, that daily activity has caused a number of issues in designing space suits and finding new ways to send people to space.
Additionally, new studies have shown other issues could arise from spaceflight, including erectile dysfunction, which scientists say could be exacerbated thanks to increased radiation exposure while in space. As if that wasn’t enough, apparently many astronauts also lose their fingernails after spacewalks.
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For starters, there’s the entire bone and muscle density thing, where human bones and muscles slowly start to deteriorate and lose their density over time. The bone loss in astronauts is a huge issue that many aboard the International Space Station have been fighting against for as long as humans have been staying on the station.
But this isn’t the only way that we know humans aren’t built for space. Turns out, gravity is also extremely important to help us know when we need to pee, and as such, that daily activity has caused a number of issues in designing space suits and finding new ways to send people to space.
Additionally, new studies have shown other issues could arise from spaceflight, including erectile dysfunction, which scientists say could be exacerbated thanks to increased radiation exposure while in space. As if that wasn’t enough, apparently many astronauts also lose their fingernails after spacewalks.
Scientists keep finding more reasons why humans aren't built for space
There are plenty of reasons why humans aren't built for space, but that isn't going to stop us from finding ways to explore the unknown.
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