Community Quote by Linda M. Godwin

I think it's going to be amazing to see how the world of microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and human physiology is massively changed…

— Kathleen Rubins

One thing we've learned about space is that the human body starts to fall apart after relatively short exposures to microgravity.

— Homer Hickam

The microgravity or the very, very low amount of gravity that we have up in space forces some changes in different processes. It forces…

— Laurel Clark

There's a world of insights to be gained into human health and disease by understanding how gravity and space radiation influence biology.

— Kathleen Rubins

I'd like to be proven wrong on the difficulty of handling the medical side-effects of long term exposure to deep space (both microgravity induced…

— Charles Stross

We want people to continue learning new things about what space does to the human body. It's important for us to understand that and…

— Peggy Whitson

When you talk to astronauts, the most profound thing when you finally go into space is the view - looking back at the planet…

— Jeremy Hansen

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts

— Philippe Perrin

The opening of space to human development and settlement is the most important activity of the human species. From hope to health, from wonder…

— Rick Tumlinson

We're entering a bionic era where we actually are beginning to see technology that's sophisticated enough to emulate key physiological functions.

— Hugh Herr

“To be healthy in modern society, you must adopt the behaviors of an astronaut!”

— Steven Magee

By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth - scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind of research…

— Buzz Aldrin