About this episode

This episode discusses the effects of space travel on the human body, focusing on radiation and retinopathy in the context of upcoming NASA missions.

In 2027, NASA’s is planning to land astronauts on the moon for the first time in 53 years with the expectation that there will be a permanent base there by the early 2030s. And the ever-humble Elon Musk reckons he’ll be sending people to Mars by then too. This has prompted a renewed interest in the prolonged effects of space travel on the human body, and a lot of fascinating research has been conducted aboard the International Space Station over the last two decades. The main obje...

Topics covered

• space medicine
• radiation
• retinopathy
• human body
• NASA

Keywords

• NASA
• moon landing
• Mars
• International Space Station
• space travel effects

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mars

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