The European Space Agency (ESA) is paying Rs 4.72 lakh (5,000 euro) to volunteers for 10-day studies, for which they need to do nothing, but just lie down, with a turn. On Thursday (March 13), the Premier Space Agency reported that its third and final campaign was going on for the usage of Vivaladi at the Medace Space Clinic in Tooluz, France. In the experiment, volunteers have been asked to lie on a waterband for 10 days as part of a leading dried immersion study to recreate “some effects of spaceflights on the body”.
“During the Vyldi III, 10 volunteers lie into the containers similar to a bathtub covered with a waterproof cloth. It dries them and suspended them in water equally,” ESA said.
“Participants experience the sensation of swim without physical support, drowning above the torso and keeping weapons and heads above water – something close to astronauts at the international space station.”
For bathroom brakes, volunteers are temporarily transferred to a trolley to maintain their back-back position at all times. For food, volunteers are provided with a floating board and a neck pillow. Although the entire practice may seem alone, participants are allowed to carry their phones which they can use to contact their loved ones.
After 10 days, volunteers will have to undergo five days later weightlessness simulation measurement and recovery. Additionally, they will have to report for a follow -up trip, 10 days after getting up.
Also read The cold prediction made by ‘New Nostradmus’ with India link is true
Human body reaction
The experiment is designed to understand the body’s adaptation mechanism for the space environment, prepare for spacecraft and develop preventive measures to ensure the health and performance of astronauts.
Apart from the dry-importing test, the 10-day head-down bed rest stage experiment is also being run parallel by scientists, including 10 male participants.
To enable science in human exploration in ESA, team leader N-Cathreen Vlasil says, “By expanding the duration of dry immersion and comparing it to the bed rest, we are refining our understanding of how these analogs follow life in space, various physical effects and how they complement each other.”
The recruitment of volunteers for Vivaldi III began last year with only men between 20 and 40 years of age. They needed to measure between 1.65 meters and 1.80 m with body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 26 and did not have any allergies or diet restrictions.
