Research on astronaut health and model organisms have revealed six features of
spaceflight biology that guide our current understanding of fundamental molecular changes …

During space missions, astronauts are faced with a variety of challenges that are unique to
spaceflight and that have been known to cause physiological changes in humans over a …

Spaceflight can change metabolic, immunological, and biological homeostasis and cause
skin rashes and irritation, yet the molecular basis remains unclear. To investigate the impact …

Maintenance of astronaut health during spaceflight will require monitoring and potentially
modulating their microbiomes. However, documenting microbial shifts during spaceflight has …

Abstract The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission provided a unique opportunity to study the impact
of spaceflight on the human body. Biospecimen samples were collected from four crew …

For the past two decades, microbial monitoring of the International Space Station (ISS) has
relied on culture-dependent methods that require return to Earth for analysis. This has a …

The International Space Station (ISS) is a uniquely enclosed environment that has been
continuously occupied for the last two decades. Throughout its operation, protecting the …

The human microbiota encompasses the diverse communities of microorganisms that reside
in, on, and around various parts of the human body, such as the skin, nasal passages, and …

Indoor environments serve as habitat for humans and are replete with various reservoirs and
niches for microorganisms. Microorganisms enter indoor spaces with their human and non …

Abstract Background The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique and complex built
environment with the ISS surface microbiome originating from crew and cargo or from life …