{"id":251414,"date":"2017-10-10T23:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T03:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=251414"},"modified":"2023-10-12T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:07:19","slug":"lying-in-bed-for-the-sake-of-science-nasa-co-sponsors-bed-rest-study-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/lying-in-bed-for-the-sake-of-science-nasa-co-sponsors-bed-rest-study-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Lying in Bed for the Sake of Science: NASA Co-Sponsors Bed Rest Study in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\":envihab at night Credit: DLR\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=2048,1024 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=400,200 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=900,450 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=1200,600 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/envihab_night.jpg?resize=2000,1000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">German Space Agency\u2019s (DLR) Institute of Aerospace Medicine\u2019s :envihab facility in Cologne, Germany where a bed rest study, co-sponsored by NASA\u2019s Human Research Program, is taking place in October and November 2017.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Twelve volunteers will arrive this week at the German Space Agency\u2019s (DLR) Institute of Aerospace Medicine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/envihab\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/envihab\/\">:envihab<\/a> facility to lie in bed for a month in the name of science. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/\">Human Research Program<\/a>, in partnership with DLR, is sponsoring investigations in this study to observe and analyze the effects of fluid pressure on astronauts\u2019 eyes and optic nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This study, known as VaPER (VIIP and Psychological :envihab Research), is part of NASA\u2019s Flight Analogs Program. An<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/analog-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/analog-missions\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> analog <\/a>environment is a situation on Earth that produces effects on the body similar to those experienced in space, both physical, mental and emotional. These studies are expected to help advance the understanding of how to keep humans safe as we move from lower-Earth orbit missions into deep space exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Lying in Bed for the Sake of Science: NASA co-sponsors bed rest study in Germany\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg 4574w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsl_studie_10_09_2015_021.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Participants may keep their cell phones or use computers during the bedrest study, but they must maintain a six-degree head-down tilt at all times.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The participants in VaPER will spend 30 days in bed with a six-degree head-down tilt and breathe air with 0.5% carbon dioxide. By comparison, carbon dioxide makes up about 0.04% of the air we breathe on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\">International Space Station<\/a>, and many other space vehicles, carbon dioxide levels are higher than on Earth, due, in part, to the enclosed environment in which the astronauts live and work. Constant forced air circulation throughout the station ensures that pockets of CO2 that do form are quickly dispersed, and that the crew members always have plenty of clean air to breathe. The head-down tilt in the VaPER study will simulate the weightless nature of space, where the fluids in your body shift toward your head. These conditions will mimic the environment thought to cause vision problems experienced by some astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cOn October 2, they admitted the first two subjects to begin,\u201d said Lisa Spence, Flight Analogs Project Manager. \u201cThe next day two more arrived. They will continue this every day until they have admitted all 12.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The subjects will complete two-weeks of baseline data collection and training then \u201cthe first two who came in will go to bed where they will remain for 30 days,\u201d Spence explained. \u201cThe day after that, the next two will go to bed then the day after that the next two. Each set of two will have the same schedule, it\u2019s just offset by a day from the others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1258\" height=\"1636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?w=1258\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Lying in Bed for the Sake of Science: NASA co-sponsors bed rest study in Germany\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png 1258w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=231,300 231w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=768,999 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=787,1024 787w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=1181,1536 1181w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=308,400 308w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=461,600 461w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=692,900 692w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/vaperpatch_final-01.png?resize=923,1200 923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Official patch of the VaPER bedrest study, a NASA co-sponsored\u00a0investigations to observe and analyze the effects of fluid pressure on astronauts\u2019 eyes and optic nerves.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bed rest studies offer scientists ways to see how the body adapts to weightlessness. Participants must live, eat, and even shower in the head-down position \u2013 and in this case \u2013 in the carbon dioxide environment. This causes their bodies to adapt as if they were in space. They are continuously monitored to understand how their bodies change and why. Results allow countermeasures to be devised that will help astronauts on space missions, as well as bed-ridden people on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While very structured, the participants\u2019 days may not be as boring as it would seem. Participants are encouraged to set a goal such as learning a new language or taking a class online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, daily routines, such as showering, take a lot of time when you cannot stand up to do them. There is continuous data collection including several MRIs to observe potential changes in either brain or eye structures. Blood pressure, heart rate, nutrient absorption, energy expenditure, bone mass and even the participants\u2019 mood will also be monitored. Diet is strictly controlled giving participants little choice as to what or when they eat. Participants get to keep their phones to maintain contact with family and friends, although visitors to the facility will not be allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><code>_____<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Human Research Program<\/a>, or HRP, pursues the best methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel. Through science conducted in laboratories, ground-based analogs, and the International Space Station, HRP scrutinizes how spaceflight affects human bodies and behaviors. 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg 4498w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=2048,1638 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=1200,960 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jsc2018e085216.jpg?resize=2000,1600 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">5 min read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"related-article-title\">From Psychology to Space: Alexandra Whitmire\u2019s Journey and Impact in NASA’s Human Research Program<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/living-in-space\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Living in Space<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?w=370\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png 370w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?resize=180,300 180w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?resize=239,400 239w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?resize=359,600 359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Artemis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Artemis-I.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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