What happens to the human body when missions become longer, more demanding and harder to support from Earth?

A joint effort bringing together Navy medicine, the Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA and academic researchers is reshaping how the government studies human performance under changing gravity. The focus is building durable capability for longer, more demanding missions. My guests are Rich Folga and Dr. Michael Schubert. Dr. Schubert is Professor in the ENT Department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Mr. Folga is Aerospace Medical Research Device Program Manager, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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What happens to the human body when missions become longer, more demanding and harder to support from Earth? is an episode from Federal Drive with Tom Temin by Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio.

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This episode was published on May 14, 2026.

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