Ground Control to Major Tom...
I saw a story today about the long-term weightless effects on the human body. Astronauts returning after months aboard the International Space Station had swollen optic nerves, slightly flattened eyeballs that caused changes in vision. Some developed blood clots.If you recall in science class, some of the veins in the legs have one-way valves called the venous pump. Researchers are finding blood flow while in orbit becomes irregular and fluids that are normally held down by gravity now float to the head, increasing pressure to the skull.
I guess they need to invent the gravity machine that was on the Starship Enterprise so no one goes floating around the bridge!
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Live long & prosper.
Freedom and justice!
If you recall 30 years ago there was a huge jump in technology where many new products were called 'space age' and we all benefited by plastics, chemical compounds metal alloys and computers.
Well, the trees never hurt anyone!
Didn't get the joke you meant because I don't think that way!
Oh well!