ESA Scientific Research on the International Space Station
The following page is a list of scientific research that is currently underway or has been previously studied on the International Space Station by the European Space Agency. ESA reported ISS Research and Science Activity. ESA's scientific programme for Life and Physical Sciences is defined by and originates from Life Sciences. Cardiovascular Function. A description of the experiment and the performance status is given in ESA's Erasmus Experiment Archive (EEA) and in addition a condensed account of the experiment's aim and foundation has been provided in ESA's Human  Spaceflight Science Newsletter no.1, 2010. The experiment needs 8-10 human test subjects for medical statistics reasons, for it to be completed. The experiment tests two hypotheses that are based on a more than two decades long research in understanding the reaction of the cardiovascular system to exposure to microgravity. The responses that can be observed in Space in the areas of adjustment of blood pressure, resistance in the circulation, tissue fluid filling and urine excretion, etc. do not fit completely with theories. Thus, the new theories for how the observable reactions could be explained. ESA Scientific Research on the