Preparing samples for testing

Dr. Dr. Georgina Chávez and researcher Daira Quenta prepare samples for testing. The latest international group to employ ESA’s hypergravity-generating Large Diameter Centrifuge is an all-female team from from Universidad Católica Boliviana ‘San Pablo’in La Paz, Bolivia, with access sponsored by the United Nations as well as ESA. The researchers are investigating whether the high gravity levels experienced during rocket launches might contribute to the anemia afflicting many astronauts in space.