Artificial gravity with ergometric exercise on international space station as the countermeasure for spaceflight deconditiong in humans.
- Paper number
IAC-10.A1.2.9
- Author
Prof. Satoshi Iwase, Aichi Medical University, Japan
- Coauthor
Prof. Junichi Sugenoya, Aichi Medical University, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Naoki Nishimura, Aichi Medical University, Japan
- Coauthor
Prof. Willam Paloski, University of Houston, United States
- Coauthor
Prof. Laurence Retman Young, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Jack J.W.A. van Loon, ACTA-Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands Antilles
- Coauthor
Prof. Floris L. Wuyts, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Coauthor
Dr. Gilles Clément, International Space University (ISU), France
- Coauthor
Prof. Jörn Rittweger, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany
- Coauthor
Prof. Rupert Gerzer, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany
- Coauthor
Prof. James R. Lackner, Brandeis University, United States
- Year
2010
- Abstract
To prevent and counteract the spaceflight deconditioning, including deconditionings of cardiovascular, bone metabolism, musculoskeletal, immune, thermoregulatory, and autonomic nervous systems in humans, we propose to construct a facility consisting of a short arm centrifuge incorporating ergometric exercise. In ground-based artificial gravity studies, we have shown that the daily protocol of G-force and stepping exercise, increasing over 30 minutes, is effective in preventing and counteracting the deconditioning accompanying 20 days of bedrest. Subjects will be the crew members of International Space Station, and before, during, and after the >3 months of microgravity exposure, effectiveness of artificial gravity with ergometric exercise will be evaluated. The artificial gravity load will be at least 1.4 G for cumulative 30 min daily, and ergometric exercise load will be 60W at first. The step-up level will be 0.2G and 15W respectively if the subject can endure for 5 min. In this project, we will determine the effectiveness of use of the facility in actual microgravity on International Space Station by using our facility and protocol for periods of 3 months or longer, and the alterations of each system will be evaluated by international co-operative team. The results will be useful in considering the countermeasure for spaceflight deconditioning during exposures of long duration as expected for a Mars exploration flight.
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