Advantage of Animal Models with Metabolic Flexibility for Space Research Beyond Low Earth Orbit

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Misc. Resources
• Main Authors: Griko, Yuri V, Rask, Jon C, Raychev, Raycho
• Format: Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Ecological risk assessment; Experiments; Extraterrestrial environments; Extraterrestrial radiation; Flexibility; Low earth orbits; Manned space flight; Metabolism; Microorganisms; Organic chemistry; Planetary environments; Space exploration; Space research; Survivability

As the world's space agencies and commercial entities continue to expand beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), novel approaches to carry out biomedical experiments with animals are required to address the challenge of adaptation to space flight and new planetary environments. The extended time and dist...