Astronauts and commercial space travelers are subject to damaging radiation and microgravity, along with other potential injuries. We need better ways to protect them.

The New Shepard vehicle carries paying customers on sub-orbital flights to space. Blue Origin, Author provided (no reuse) Designing effective systems for the inclusion of disabled people is a ...

Traveling to space is riskier than many extreme sports − an increase in private missions could mean more civilians taking that risk.

Why Accessible Space Travel Matters for Life on Earth Beyond Barriers writer Sophie Morgan on what it means to be the first British paraplegic woman to experience a zero-gravity flight.

As researchers seek new countermeasures to protect space travelers, more data is needed on astronauts with varying health backgrounds and undertaking different kinds of missions in order to map ...

Space travel poses significant challenges to human health due to microgravity, radiation exposure, and psychological stress. Microgravity leads to fluid shifts, muscle atrophy, and bone loss ...