Bodies in Orbit
Moonstruck
English - April 04, 2018 05:20 - 17 minutes - 39.8 MB - ★★★★ - 219 ratingsNatural Sciences Science History astronauts csis science smithsonian history space spaceflight Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Before there was Yuri, there was Laika. When the first human astronaut left Earth’s atmosphere in 1961, both the American and Soviet space programs had spent years testing the environment with animal passengers. Now, as we push deeper into space, the human body confronts new challenges. This time, in the era of long-term space travel, we're the test subjects.