Leiden – It was presented yesterday at the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (Iemest) of Palermo, the project led by Iemest together with NASA and the University of Palermo, Leiden (Netherlands), Southampton (UK) and Galveston (Texas), for the study of the effects of the absence of gravity on the respiratory system. The project, co-funded by ESA (European Space Agency), is aimed at the realization of experiments in orbit for implementation necessary for the first space mission to Mars. The trial involves three stages: surface, already begun in both Iemest laboratories and those of the Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Palermo; in orbit on the International ISS orbiting Space Station orbiting and conclusive at all the participating international research centers. (9Colonne)
