Friday, September 20, 2013
Mars One Mission and Pillownauts
For current events, we will be researching two astronomy topics in
the news. The first topic is the Mars One Mission where for a few
dollars a seat can be purchased for the first human mission to the red
planet. The second topic is about a NASA research program studying
microgravity affects where the test participants have to remain in bed.
You will be comparing and contrasting the benefits to these projects to
the risks.
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Pillownauts
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The risks of being a pillownaut are
You have to lay for a long time (up to 100+ days!)
The effects of lying in bed for months on end aren’t pretty. Our bodies are used to being used.
Astronauts and “pillownauts” as some study participants call themselves, experience muscle atrophy and even some mild bone-density loss.
They also can experience headaches, nausea and a host of other unpleasant symptoms.
It can take astronauts weeks or months to readjust to the Earth’s gravitational force.
Benefits
Benefits of being a pillownaut
You get paid $165 per day for just living in bed
You dont have to do any work
you can sleep for as long as you want
Would I sign up for this job?
Yes I would. I would lay in a bed for 90 days on end if I was getting paid $165 a day because in 90 days i would get paid $14,850.
The only way i wouldnt sign up for a pillownaut is if i was dying. or if i wanted to keep my bone density and my muscles.
Sooooo i probably wont sign up to be a pillownaut because im very happy with my muscles.
THE END
By james Schoenfelt:) ;)
Pillownauts rock
Deletehi james!!!!!!
DeleteIf you had the chance, would you go to Mars? I don't think I would! There are a lot of risks. Like the climate; ther's no oxegyn, a very thin atmosphere, HUGE dust storms, and it is freezing. So, Mars isn't the ideal place to live. But what could people do to it to give it better living conditions? Where it might be fun to go on the Mars One Mission, there are some risks to that, too. Like trying to stay healthy and trying to make healthy food there. Getting to see Mars would be a really cool experience! Some people like the idea of leaving Earth forever. The people at Mars would also have to figure out how to protect the people from radiation, and, once you're there, you can't just hop on a rocket and leave if you don't like it! Building another world would be cool. Maybe this trip is right for some people, but I think I'm better off with my feet planted firmly on the ground!
ReplyDeleteI would not want to go on the Mars 1 mision. It would scare the heck out of me! What if you ran out of air? Then you would suffocate! but there would be some good things. We would find out more about Mars. You have to be 18 years old to sign up.
ReplyDeleteHow much do you get paid
DeleteMitchell Hayes
DeleteI would not volunteer to be in the pillownaut study because I am a very active person that does not lay around in bed or on the couch. With the pillownaut study you have to lay in bed for 97 to 105 days. I only sleep for about nine hours every night and the other fifteen hours I am up and moving nonstop. I also get headaches really easily so if if my head is lower than my feet then I would get a headache. Those are some of the bad things about the pillownaut study. Some of the good things about the study are that you get to lay in bed and be tended to very second. You also get out school and work. Also when you do the pillownaut study you get payed quite a bit of money. Although you get to be lazy and get tended to I would not want to participate in the pillownaut study.
ReplyDeleteBy Danielle Lichte and Maddie
Phipps
Pillownaut Mission
ReplyDeleteA benefit from the pillownaut mission would be that this mission helps researchers study people on earth in a way that causes some of the changes the body goes through in space. Anopther benefit from going on this mission would be that I could wear a spacesuit. Some risks about this mission, on the other hand, could be that you lose muscle mass, strength, you get cardio de-conditioning, bone loss occurs 1 to 1.5 percent each month. The pillownaut mission also affects our spine. I would not like to sign up for this mission, because it has a lot more risks than it does benefits. I would also risk my life on this mission.
Pillownauts
ReplyDeleteI would not like to be a pillownaut because of some of the health risks. Such as, sensory changes, and loss of muscle mass and strength. Another risk would be the posssiblilty of getting osteoporosis, or the medical condition in which bones become brittle, from loss of tissue. Lastly, space can possibly cause spinal curvature. Though there are risks, there are also benefits to being a pillownaut. Some include getting payed a large amount of money, and this project helps astronauts discover a way to keep these risks from happening in space.
I would not want to go on the Mars One Mission because for one it would cost 6 billion dollars just to go on the trip. It is estimated they would land on 2023, and I don't think I could make it that long in a space ship. If you do go, you will not be able to come back, and I could not leave my friends and family. You could possibly not even make iut to Mars, and if you don't it was a waste of your money and you wouldn't be able to go back because you are dead. This is why I would not want to go on the Mars One Mission.
ReplyDeleteMars Mission One is a mission to Mars to see if the planet can support life. This trip cost 6 billion dollars, and one hundred thousand people have already signed up. One of the benefits that come from this trip is that you would be one of the first people to be on Mars. One of the risks is that the atmosphere has very little oxygen. We personally wouldn't go on the Mars Mission because we wouldn't see our loved ones ever again. Also there would be no real food and cold drinks. Although you get paid a lot we wouldn't risk our lives to see a planet. So there's our imput on the Mars Mission One.
ReplyDeleteMars Mission One is a mission to Mars to see if the planet can support life. This trip cost 6 billion dollars, and one hundred thousand people have already signed up. One of the benefits that come from this trip is that you would be one of the first people to be on Mars. One of the risks is that the atmosphere has very little oxygen. We personally wouldn't go on the Mars Mission because we wouldn't see our loved ones ever again. Also there would be no real food and cold drinks. Although you get paid a lot we wouldn't risk our lives to see a planet. So there's our imput on the Mars Mission One.
ReplyDeletePillownauts Mission
ReplyDeleteA risk of doing the pillownauts mission is that you could expierence changes through your body such as, sensory changes, coordination disturbences, cardiovascular de-conditioning, and loss of muscel mass and strength. A benifet is that head-down bed rest helps reaserchers study people on earth in a way that causes some of the changes. Another couple risks is that bone loss can occur at the rate of 1 to 1.5 percent a month which leads to acceleration of age related changes. it can also curve your spine and I wouldnt like that to happen to me... Another benifet is that you can wear a space suit and that would be SUPER COOL!
I would not want to go on the Mars One Mission. For that mission there are some benefits like being able to going to Mars. Also you would become famous for being some of the first people to live on Mars. Not only that but you would be able to learn more about Mars. The thing is that with every benefit, there is a risk. For this mission there are plenty of risks. One risk is that if you go, you can never come back. This trip is a one way mission. Another risk is that if you go, you won't have as much oxygen as you are used to. On mars there is only 0.13% of oxygen and 95% of mars' atmosphere is carbon dioxide. Mars' atmosphere is also roughly 100 times thinner than Earth's. One more risk is that mars has the largest dust storms in the solar system. The last risk I am going to say is that you would have to leave many things behind like soda, pizza, friends, family, pets, and many other things too. So ,after all that i've said, I would not sign up for the mars one mission because of all the the things that I would risk. Kirsten Gross
ReplyDeleteI am researching the mission to mars. I would not like to go to mars. One of the benifits is that I would be one of the first people to go to planet mars. i would be famous everybody will be impressed.The temperature can get really cold like -195degrees. the warmest place on mars is the equater but that only gets to 20 degrees. I would have to where a lot to keep me warm. The risks are that I would have to give up my family, friends, dogs, and my soccer life. I would have to risk everything to go to mars and never return. Thats why I don't want to go to mars. mackenzie dimarco
ReplyDeleteAfter learning about the Pillownauts and what they do, I din't think I would like to be one.They have to lay tilted down (feet above head) for 70 days, 24 hours a day. They excercize and lift weights and things. This is because scientists are trying to minimize the loss of muscle, bone, and cardiovascular functions that austronauts are in danger of while experiencing microgravity. There are many bad things that could happen like the sensory changes, coordination disturbances, cardiovascular deconditioning, and loss of muscle mass and strength. Bone loss accurs at a rate of 1 to 1.5% a month. It can lead to osteoporosis. There is also the risk of decrease in bone density and strength.It also increases the risk of Kidney Stones and bone fractures. Microgravity can cause spinal crivature, too. There are a one benifits of being a Pillownaut, though. They pay you a good amount of money, although in my perspective, its not enough for all of the risks.
ReplyDeleteThat is why I would not not like to be a Pillownaut.
Pillownauts mission
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to be a pillownaut because of some of the health hazarsds. Some are, sensory changes, and loss of muscle mass and strength. Another would be the posssiblilty of getting osteoporosis, or the medical condition in which bones become brittle, from loss of tissue. Lastly, space can possibly cause spinal curvature. Though there are risks, there are also benefits to being a pillownaut. Some include getting payed a large amount of money, and this project helps astronauts discover a way to keep these risks from happening in space.
MARS ONE MISSION
ReplyDeleteThe benefits of the mars one mission are you are one of the first ones to live on mars. On the other hand you are going to be sent to another planet and you have to die there. Also it's only a one way trip. I would definitely not do this.
Pillownauts
ReplyDeleteI would not want to be a pillow naut beacause I don't wnat to sleep that long. If you do this you will have these following problems; Bone loss, muscle problems, and many other problems that I can't name at this moment in time.The benifits are that it helps scientists learn how to resolve these problems and you can recieve lots of money.that's why pillownauts suck.
Pillownaut
ReplyDeleteI would not want to be a pillownaut because you have to exercise a lot and be on bedrest from 95-105 days. I couldn't sit still on bed for that long I would have to get up and move around. Some benefits about being a pllownaut is you get paid 168 dollars a day. Another risk for being a pillownaut is they experience changes to their bodies, such as sensory changes, coordination, and loss of muscle mass and strength. the benefit is you get to gain all of that back when you exercise. For the microgravity information a risk is bone loss occurs at a rate 1 to 1.5% a month. That benefit is the scientist are trying to find a way to prevent that from hapening.Immediately after landing, astronauts may have problems standing up, stabilizing their gaze, walking and turning. For the microgravity affects gravity pulls on your face and body. Every day, the weight of gravity compresses the sponge-like discs between our spinal vertebrae, making us up to three-quarters of an inch shorter by evening. Most of that height loss is regained while we sleep, as the discs are rehydrated, but not all, which is why our stature slowly shrinks over a lifetime.
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DeleteSeptember 23, 2013
ReplyDeleteDavis 4th Hour
Brittany M. & Katie B.
Pillownauts:
Pillonauts train for seventy days, twenty four hours a day unless the have to take a test. Space affects the body in many ways. Weightlessness will increase the risk of kidney stones and bone fractures. Long stays in space have an impact on the muscles, that is the down side of being a pillownaut.
A few good things about being a pillownaut is that you get to lay in bed for seventy days and also get payed for it. You also don't have to do anything besides a few test. That why it is awesome to be a pillownaut.
Pillownauts are cool.
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ReplyDeleteI would not volunteer to be in the pillownaut study because I am a very active person that does not lay around in bed or on the couch. With the pillownaut study you have to lay in bed for 97 to 105 days. I only sleep for about nine hours every night and the other fifteen hours I am up and moving nonstop. I also get headaches really easily so if if my head is lower than my feet then I would get a headache. Those are some of the bad things about the pillownaut study. Some of the good things about the study are that you get to lay in bed and be tended to very second. You also get out school and work. Also when you do the pillownaut study you get payed quite a bit of money. Although you get to be lazy and get tended to I would not want to participate in the pillownaut study.
By Danielle Lichte