First scientific study of menstruation in microgravity launched by Virgin Galactic and Operation Period
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Chelsea Gohd
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A non-profit called Operation Period, led by Gen-Z researchers, is launching the first-ever scientific study dedicated to researching menstruation in microgravity, in partnership with Virgin Galactic. This comes 46 years after NASA engineers famously asked astronaut Sally Ride if 100 tampons would be enough for her six-day spaceflight. The mission aims to address the long-standing gap in space medicine research regarding how menstruation works in microgravity, which has implications for future long-duration space missions and female astronaut health.
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· 3 pulledForty-six years ago, NASA engineers asked Sally Ride if 100 tampons was the right amount to send with her for a six-day spaceflight.
Though people laugh at that fact today, there has still never been any scientific study dedicated to studying menstruation in space.
But a non-profit called Operation Period aims to change that.
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