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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-     Subjects     Space flight -- Physiological aspects.     Space flight -- Physiological effect.     Manned space flight.     Space medicine.     Astronauts.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-       by title:      Why am I taller? : w...       by call number:      629.45 W722w     Search the Web     Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-     Space flight -- Physiological aspects.     Space flight -- Physiological effect.     Manned space flight.     Space medicine.     Astronauts.       MARC Display

Why am I taller? : what happens to an astronaut's body in space / Dave Williams, astronaut, and Elizabeth Howell. by Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954- ECW Press, 2022. Call #: 629.45 W722w Subjects Space flight -- Physiological aspects.   Space flight -- Physiological effect.   Manned space flight.   Space medicine.   Astronauts. ISBN:  9781770415966 (pbk.) Alternate title:  What happens to an astronaut's body in space : why am I taller? Description:  xvi, 222 p. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographic references and index. Summary:  "What happens in space that causes the body to change? Learn about life in space from astronauts Is the human body built for Mars? NASA's studies on the International Space Station show we need to fix a few things before sending people to the Red Planet. Astronauts go into space with good vision and come back needing eyeglasses. Cognition and DNA expression could be affected for years. And then there's the discomfort of living in a tight space with crewmates, depression, and separation from the people you love. Space doctors are on the case. You'll meet the first twin to spend a year in space, the woman who racked up three physically challenging spacewalks in between 320 days of confinement, and the cosmonaut who was temporarily stranded on space station Mir while the Soviet Union broke up underneath him. What are we learning about the human body? As astronauts target moon missions and eventual landings on Mars, one of the major questions is how the human body will behave in "partial gravity." How does the human body change on another world, as opposed to floating freely in microgravity? What can studies on Earth and in space tell us about planetary exploration? These questions will be important to the future of space exploration and to related studies of seniors and people with reduced mobility on Earth."--From publisher. Other authors:  Howell, Elizabeth, 1983- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 629.45 W722w Adult books Adult Display 1 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 629.45 W722w Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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