Regardless of what your personal idea of a dream job might look like, you have to admit that the pay for sleeping in bed is pretty grand. That's exactly what NASA and ESA want from a crew of volunteers to test the potential benefits of artificial gravity for long-range missions.
For the research conducted in Germany, a total of 24 participants will be required to stay in bed for two full months. Volunteers sit slightly tilted so their legs are slightly higher than their heads, which reduces blood flow to the extremities, resulting in deterioration of the muscles.
When astronauts spend a long time in space, their muscles pay a heavy price. Scientists flying to the International Space Station, for example, need regular training with resistance machines to keep their bodies in good working order, but NASA and ESA want to know if occasional maintenance of artificial gravity could be of use.
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The scientists, who are still recruiting participants for the second round of 12, offer the experience to anyone brave enough to do absolutely nothing for two months. In addition to being able to spend virtually any hour of the day watching TV, watching movies, playing video games or reading, the team pays each person a handsome sum of 16,500 euros (almost $ 19,000).
This is a decent piece of work for two months, but even if the study seems to have surfaced on the surface, there are certainly some psychological challenges when going into the same for 60 days (and another 30 days rest) Room is located and slightly backwards. , We wish the volunteers good luck!