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Has intra-cranial pressure been measured on ISS astronauts for SANS research?

During a recent visit to the Johnson Space Center, in Houston, TX, I learned that, as of November of 2023, there was no way to measure intracranial pressure (ICP) on the ISS. Ophthalmodynamometry ...
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How do astronauts get eye drops into their eyes?

Eye medications can also be instilled by soaking the drop into a strip of sterile blotter paper, then touching the paper to the inside of the lower lid. The volume of a drop is at least 10 times the ...
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Decay of a corpse in space?

Answer: It depends. You need to specify the situation. Dr. Frank Poole found himself in a depressurize spacesuit, in a frigid orbit around Jupiter back in 2001. He likely froze solid before gut ...
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Why is there a pregnancy test kit on the ISS?

A pregnancy test is essential in working up abdominal pain in a woman of child bearing age. An ectopic pregnancy (implantation in the Fallopian tube or elsewhere) is potentially fatal without ...
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