In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon with the mission of Apollo 11 , which managed to put the flag United States on the dead surface of the moon.
The words by astronaut they were immortalized by the famous transmission. “This is a small step for man. A giant leap for mankind “.
In the coming years, five other missions of the Apollo program were made, sending astronauts to study the soil, magnetic fields and solar wind. In total, 24 astronauts who traveled to the depths of space during the Apollo program.
But a study published Thursday in “Scientific Reports” ensures that all these astronauts paid a price.
These explorers were the first humans to be exposed to high and continuing doses of space radiation. and that translated into a kind of “curse” that took the form of cardiovascular problems.
“We know very little about the effects of space radiation on health, and specifically on the cardiovascular system, “ exposed in a statement Michael Delp , researcher the Florida State University and author of the study. “This allows us to see first what the side effects are.”
Delp’s team discovered that the 43% of the deceased Apollo astronauts had died from cardiovascular problems . This death rate is four or five times to the one in the astronauts who only work on Earth.
to support the study, Michael Delp also made experiments with mice, which exhibited for six months similar radiation . The mice began to suffer problems in the arteries. “These datas show that deep-space radiation is dangerous for cardiovascular health,” said the researcher.
This research study made by the NASA in relation to the Apollo program, which was found in a loss is added bone and muscle mass in the unitholders astronauts of the mission. It has further been found that the immune system and the intestinal flora are affected , and appear certain vision problems.
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