Unexplainable Can we live in space?
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Nov 29, 2023 Exploring the challenges and ambitions of living in space, including weightlessness, radiation, and isolation. Discussing technologies and strategies for long-term space survival, such as drugs and lunar bases in caves. Highlighting the value of astronauts in space exploration and the risks and rewards of living in space.
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Ann McLean's First Sunrise
- Ann McLean experienced her first sunrise while traveling to the ISS in 2018.
- She felt the strange sensation of leaving Earth, witnessing the sun rise over Earth's curvature from space.
Space Radiation and Microgravity Effects
- Cosmic radiation penetrates spacecraft walls causing flashes of light seen by astronauts.
- Microgravity alters bodily fluids and eye shape, contributing to vision changes.
Ann McLean's Space Height Change
- Ann McLean grew nearly two inches in space due to vertebrae expansion.
- Upon return to Earth, she shrank back painfully within days.