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It placed the Dragon capsule into a low Earth orbit. [4] The mission ended on 18 September 2021 at 23:06:49 UTC, [4] when Resilience splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was the first orbital spaceflight with only private citizens aboard and was part of a charitable effort on behalf of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis ...
The Hering–Breuer inflation reflex, named for Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering, [1] [2] [3] is a reflex triggered to prevent the over-inflation of the lung. Pulmonary stretch receptors present on the wall of bronchi and bronchioles of the airways respond to excessive stretching of the lung during large inspirations.
Episodes 1 and 2, the director explains, will serve as an introduction to the mission, the larger inspiration of eventually going to Mars, the four astronauts and what they’re trying to accomplish.
The dorsal respiratory group (DRG) has the most fundamental role in the control of respiration, initiating inspiration (inhalation). The DRG is a collection of neurons forming an elongated mass that extends most of the length of the dorsal medulla. They are near to the central canal of the spinal cord, and just behind the ventral group.
Netflix confirmed the production of the documentary series about the first all-civilian orbital mission on its Twitter account on 3 August 2021. Inspiration4's Twitter account added its own commentary to the Netflix announcement the next day, saying: "We can't wait for you to watch "Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space" on @netflix, covering our crew's exciting, out-of-this-world journey". [1]
In physiology, respiration is the transport of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the removal of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction to the environment by a respiratory system.
Inhalation of air, as part of the cycle of breathing, is a vital process for all human life.The process is autonomic (though there are exceptions in some disease states) and does not need conscious control or effort.
One of the early examples of biomimicry was the study of birds to enable human flight.Although never successful in creating a "flying machine", Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was a keen observer of the anatomy and flight of birds, and made numerous notes and sketches on his observations as well as sketches of "flying machines". [8]