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Medicine in Space

This story explains what we have learned so that astronauts can smoothly participate in space missions.

Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

Since December ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli is aboard the International Space Station for a long duration mission. Space is a very hostile environment for the human body but since Gagarin's first flight we have learnt a lot on how men and women are affected by zero G and this knowledge is very important to prepare for further human activities out there. This story explains what we have learned so that astronauts can smoothly participate in space missions.

More backgroud information can be found on: http://www.esa.int/esaHS/index.html

The WMV preview, the MPEG-2 files and the script are available below.

Script:
EbS76282.doc

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