Roberta Bondar: how space makes you sick
Canada's first female astronaut, Roberta Bondar, tells Michael how spending time in space produces unintended, unwelcome effects on the human body. Astronauts have been our guinea pigs in space. The longer they stayed in orbit, the more parts of their bodies, cells and functions bent beyond normal....
Canada's first female astronaut, Roberta Bondar, tells Michael how spending time in space produces unintended, unwelcome effects on the human body.
Astronauts have been our guinea pigs in space. The longer they stayed in orbit, the more parts of their bodies, cells and functions bent beyond normal.
Dr. Bondar spent eight days on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1992, doing experiments in the Microgravity Lab. Back on Earth, she noticed a difference in how she felt and moved.
Her passion for space medical research, particularly neurology and the study of the brain, continued for many years after her space flight, and she is recognized globally for her contributions to the field.
Astronauts have been our guinea pigs in space. The longer they stayed in orbit, the more parts of their bodies, cells and functions bent beyond normal.
Dr. Bondar spent eight days on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1992, doing experiments in the Microgravity Lab. Back on Earth, she noticed a difference in how she felt and moved.
Her passion for space medical research, particularly neurology and the study of the brain, continued for many years after her space flight, and she is recognized globally for her contributions to the field.