Apollo 11 astronauts from left to right: Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins
(Picture: AP)Astronauts may experience harsh circumstances when travelling to outer space, and planets such as the Moon and Mars, which are rife with health risks.
Nasa has now launched an investigation into how “model organisms” – or other forms of life that are biologically comparable to humans – are affected by gravity, radiation and other effects of being in space, in preparation for future long-duration space trips, reports the Tech Times.
