Flight Analogs (Bed Rest Research)

Flight Analogs / Bed Rest Research Projects provide NASA with a ground based research platform to complement space research. By mimicking the conditions of weightlessness in the human body here on Earth, NASA can test and refine scientific theories and procedures on the ground before using these in space. Future space exploration will challenge NASA to answer many critical questions about how humans can live and work for extended missions away from Earth. The Flight Analogs Bed Rest Research Project is one way NASA will answer these questions and devise ways to ensure astronaut safety and productivity on extended missions.