Research on the International Space Station Prof Dava Newman for Dr. Arnauld E. Nicogossian, MD Associate Administra NASA Office of Life Microgravity Sciences& Applications eptember 2000 Why Space Station? EmErse Station is an international cooperative research platform To Provide
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Principal Aim To assess the strength changes, and associated change in fracture risk, due to structural alterations in the proximal femora of astronauts experiencing longterm weightlessness