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The heroes were silent in the Apollo 13 disaster
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The heroes were silent in the Apollo 13 disaster

Two days after departing for an expedition to the moon, the disaster struck Apollo 13. A new movie that exploited this theme and astronaut Jim Lovell recounted his incre…

December 15, 2018
NASA recruits people just to lie in bed
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NASA recruits people just to lie in bed

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will pay $ 18,000 to people who get jobs in bed for 10 weeks and perform other tests for more than three months.

December 15, 2018
The American astronaut's
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The American astronaut's

On July 21, Atlantis successfully landed after the last flight, marking the end of the US shuttle program.

December 15, 2018
NASA heals the astronauts with red light
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NASA heals the astronauts with red light

Red light therapy is very safe and does not generate side effects, so it is expected to become the optimal method of treatment and beauty in the future.

December 15, 2018
Interesting discovery of human circulatory system
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Interesting discovery of human circulatory system

The arteries, capillaries and veins in a person's circulatory system can reach a length of up to 100,000 km if joined together, enough to wrap around the Earth 2.5 times.

December 15, 2018
The risk of heart attack in astronauts
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The risk of heart attack in astronauts

For the first time, long-term exposure under the influence of micro-gravity on Earth's orbit is proven to make astronauts more likely to have a heart attack.

December 15, 2018
Risk of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts
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Risk of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts

US researchers say that exposure to radiation in space can increase the development of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts, according to UPI news agency.

December 14, 2018
Astronauts have low blood pressure
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Astronauts have low blood pressure

American researchers said that under the influence of low gravity or in gravity, the cause of blood pressure drop for astronauts returning to space from space.

December 14, 2018