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  2. Effects of ionizing radiation in spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    dependence of risk on dose-rates in space related to the biology of DNA repair, cell regulation and tissue responses; predicting solar particle events (SPEs) extrapolation from experimental data to humans and between human populations; individual radiation sensitivity factors (genetic, epigenetic, dietary or "healthy worker" effects)

  3. Explainer-What is helium and why is it used in rockets? - AOL

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    That system failed in space during the final phase of Ariane 6's otherwise successful debut launch in July, adding to the global rocket industry's long list of pressurization challenges ...

  4. Boeing Starliner’s crew is now on the space station after ...

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    The space agency said late Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that two additional helium leaks had been detected on the vehicle. One helium leak had been discovered prior to ...

  5. Polaris Dawn launch delayed another 24 hours after SpaceX ...

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    The launch delay – the second since the Polaris Dawn crew arrived last week in Florida – was necessary to give ground crews time to take “a closer look at a ground-side helium leak” on a ...

  6. List of accidents and incidents involving the International ...

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    The International Space Station, as seen by a visiting spacecraft in 2021. This article is a list of accidents and incidents related to the International Space Station (ISS). It includes mishaps occurring on board the ISS, flights to and from the space station, as well as other program related incidents.

  7. Effect of spaceflight on the human body - Wikipedia

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    The sum of human experience has resulted in the accumulation of 58 solar years in space and a much better understanding of how the human body adapts. In the future, industrialisation of space and exploration of inner and outer planets will require humans to endure longer and longer periods in space.

  8. SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn launch after helium leak is detected

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    The capsule, carrying four citizens, was expected to lift off early Tuesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but a helium leak pushed the launch until no earlier than Wednesday.

  9. Physiological effects in space - Wikipedia

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    [80] [81] In the first 28 U.S. Space Shuttle flights (2–11 d duration), serum insulin levels (n = 129) were elevated by 55% on landing day compared to before flight. [82] Russian space life science investigators reported two-fold or greater increases in insulin levels in three cosmonauts within 1 day after they returned from a 237-d flight. [83]