Let's face it, going to space is havoc on the human body.

Let’s face it, going to space is havoc on the human body. We evolved in an Earth environment, over hundreds of millions of years; so take away the Earth environment and things start going a little awry.

    • @SalamendaciousOP
      3•6 months ago

      And in a particularly grotesque downside to spaceflight, after performing an extravehicular activity (EVA), more commonly known as a spacewalk, a surprising number of astronauts’ fingernails just… fall off.

      I thought that was rather interesting and I had never heard that before. Apparently most people agree with you and don’t find it interesting. That’s perfectly fine.

      • @stevestevesteve
        4•6 months ago

        I also find that interesting, but what I don’t find interesting is the title or description of your post; that’s what he’s complaining about, not the content of the article.

        • @SalamendaciousOP
          -1•6 months ago

          The title is the title and I use whatever the first paragraph is. If you don’t like it then downvote and move on or just move on. I thought the article offered interesting information that other people might like. If you don’t that’s perfectly fine.

  • @A_A
    18•6 months ago

    I guess it’s because of the radiation (I didn’t read the article of course)
    Oops, nope :

    “When the gloves are pressurized, they restrict movement and create pressure points during tasks, sometimes resulting in pain, muscle fatigue, abrasions, and occasionally more severe injuries such as onycholysis. Glove injuries, both anecdotal and recorded, have been reported during EVA training and flight persistently through NASA’s history regardless of mission or glove model.”

  • Flying Squid
    9•6 months ago

    Nope. You’re not going to get me to click to read about some gross fingernail thing.