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Artemis II mission reignites public passion for space science – 天美mv天美 experts available
Four intrepid astronauts on Artemis II are hurtling back to Earth after swinging around the dark side of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.鈥� This epic lunar journey has sparked a renewed sense awe and fascination with space exploration and research.
As the world awaits the crew鈥檚 return on Friday, 天美mv天美 experts are available to comment on many facets of space science and astronomy, from the impacts of space travel on the human body to detecting Earth-like exoplanets, space weather, and astro-statistics.
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ANDREW BLABER, professor, biomedical physiology and kinesiology, director, Aerospace Physiology Laboratory
andrew_blaber@sfu.ca (available Wednesday, April 8, and Thursday, April 9 after 12:30 p.m.)
Expertise: works with NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and European Space Agency on the health effects of space travel, including this recent study on blood clotting risks in female astronauts.
TIFFANY STEAD, researcher, biomedical physiology and kinesiology
tiffany_stead@sfu.ca (available Wednesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 9)
Expertise: health effects of space travel, study co-author
DAVID STENNING, assistant professor, statistics and actuarial science
david_stenning@sfu.ca (available Wednesday, April 8 after 12:30 p.m.; limited availability Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10)
Expertise: detecting Earth-like exoplanets, exoplanetary systems, predicting solar activity and space weather
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