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Why isn't a centrifuge used for astronauts on the space station?

A rotating structure big enough to accomplish that would be bulky, heavy, and very power-hungry to operate. Space, mass, and power are all at a sharp premium on spacecraft and space stations such as …
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What biomedical data indicated Apollo astronauts were sleeping?

Here’s a detailed description of the biomedical instrumentation system: https://history.nasa.gov/SP-368/s6ch3.htm This included heart and respiration monitors. Presumably, sleeping was inferred from …
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Who was the first human to sleep - perchance to dream - on the Moon?

That mission provided hammocks for the LM crew, and they reported getting about 3 hours of sleep. … From Apollo 15 on, the astronauts de-suited for LM sleep periods, and stayed for multiple days, so slept quite a bit better. …
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