NASA Astronauts Study The Breathing And Circulation Of Human Blood In Space

JAKARTA NASA astronauts are doing a lot of important research while on the International Space Station (ISS). The most recent research work is breathing and blood circulation studies.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky worked on two very important biological experiments. Both conducted research on the impact of microgravity on the respiratory rate of astronauts in space.

Still related to the experiment, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky wore sensors on some parts of their bodies such as foreheads, fingers and feet. This is done to find out how blood circulation is while in space.

NASA Aviation Technician Don Pettit conducted a fairly similar study to the two cosmonauts. Pettit monitors the circulation of Astronauts from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Takuya Onishi using Ultrasound 2.

This technology can understand how Onishi's body can adapt in space. The method is quite simple, Pettit only scans the neck, shoulders, and blood vessels of Onishi's feet to find out their blood circulation.

Both breathing and blood circulation, both are important to study so that the crew's health can remain under control. This research can also avoid health problems due to unexpected things in the future.

In addition, several other astronauts are known to test negative pressure spacesuits for the lower body. These clothes can pull body fluids towards the feet and prevent pressure on the head and eyes caused by space gravity.

This special outfit was developed so that the expedition crew could work quickly in the laboratory. This outfit can also help the crew adjust to Earth's gravity after living in space for several months or years.