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NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are looking for 24 lucky volunteers to participate in a special experiment: spend two full months in bed.
The elect will have to rest in a slightly inclined bed so that their legs are higher than their head, a position that limits the flow of blood to the extremities and leads to muscle deterioration.
According to the NY Post, space agencies are looking to check whether artificial gravity can serve as a supplement to regular exercise to maintain astronauts' physical condition.
The participants, who will be studied in two groups of 12, will be able to spend the day watching television, films, playing video games or reading, but they will also have to go to a laboratory centrifuge, which will push them blood to the foot gravity
In addition to two months of sleep, volunteers will have an additional 30 days to recover from the experience.
(The nation)
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