What Happens to an Astronaut's Blood in Space? | UCF Research in 60 Seconds

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Spaceflight changes astronauts' immune systems and their blood's ability to clot. If we want to send humans on long journeys to the moon or Mars, we need to understand why.

For UCF Space Week, aerospace medicine assistant professor Hans Schwertz explains how what we're learning could help protect astronauts on future missions.