Musculoskeletal research in human space flight - unmet needs for the success of crewed deep space exploration.

ABSTRACT: Based on the European Space Agency (ESA) Science in Space Environment (SciSpacE) community White Paper "Human Physiology - Musculoskeletal system", this perspective highlights unmet needs and suggests new avenues for future studies in musculoskeletal research to enable crewed exploration missions. The musculoskeletal system is essential for sustaining physical function and energy metabolism, and the maintenance of health during exploration missions, and consequently mission success, will be tightly linked to musculoskeletal function. Data collection from current space missions from pre-, during-, and post-flight periods would provide important information to understand and ultimately offset musculoskeletal alterations during long-term spaceflight. In addition, understanding the kinetics of

SUBMITTER: Liphardt AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883469 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature