The Human Body and Weightlessness: Operational Effects, Problems and Countermeasures

by William Thornton and Frederick Bonato

Book Overview

This book focuses on all of the major problems associated with the absence of body weight in space, by analyzing effects, adaption, and re-adaptation upon returning to Earth, using sound scientific principles embedded in a historical context. Serious problems for space travelers range from Space Motion Sickness (SMS) to recently discovered ocular effects that may permanently impair vision. Fluid loss and shifts, spinal changes, and bone and muscle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331932828X
• ISBN13: 9783319328287
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"