Space missions decrease astronauts' bone density by 1%-1.5% per month and weaken movement and postural muscles. Even the heart gets smaller, as it doesn't have to pump against gravity in space.

U.S. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said the exercise will send a "clear message" that Space Force is ...

Hundreds of Guardians are taking part in the Space Force’s Resolute Space 25, meant to test readiness for space-based combat.

Aerobic and resistance exercise routines were observed as effective countermeasures to change in heart function that occurs during prolonged time in space, researchers reported. Astronauts aboard ...

My final two days in space for that mission occurred with the crew of Discovery … my ride back to Earth. I performed my requisite exercise protocol all 4 days on the shuttles using its ...

For example, the exercise program our lab developed for the space program is already helping people with a fainting condition known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS),” Levine said.

NASA contacted Trappe to develop a better exercise program that astronauts can use in outer space to stay healthy. The timing for such a collaboration couldn’t be better.

WATERLOO, Ontario, March 27 (UPI) -- Lengthy spaceflight affects cardiovascular responses, but not as dramatically as predicted indicating exercise mitigates the impact, Canadian researchers said ...

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, recently released the results of the nation's first end-to-end Space Weather Tabletop Exercise (TTX), held in May 2024. The ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Soldiers from 1st Space Brigade participated in the Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command’s Space Flag 23-1 exercise Dec. 12-13 at Schriever Space Force ...