ā€œThere’re a lot of hazards we don’t know about. In #LEO, we are protected by our #magnetosphere from #SpaceRadiation. If we go outside of that, all of the sudden we have #galactic #CosmicRays ā˜¢ļø we have to deal with, we have a lot of #SolarParticles we have to deal with and we also have variable #gravityā€. Even a short flight beyond #ISS altitude impacts various aspects of human physiology and #microbiome 🦠 composition. https://asm.org/Articles/2022/October/Out-of-This-World-Microbes-in-Space

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Out of This World: Microbes in Space | ASM.org

When humans go to space, microbes go with them. Researchers are learning how space impacts the microbes living in, on and around astronauts—and how they can be used to advance future missions.

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