Doctors constantly monitor the health of station crew members to understand how living and working in space for months or years at a time affects the human body. The medical data collected since the beginning of the human spaceflight program provides continuous insight into the effects of microgravity on crews helping NASA and its international partners plan safe, successful missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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