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Astronauts Attach Mannequin to Outside of ISS

Posted by michael on from the open-the-pod-bay-doors-hal dept.

lhouk281 writes "According to Space.Com, astronauts have attached a mannequin to the outside of the International Space Station to study the effects of radiation on the human body. The mannequin contains actual bone surrounded by simulated organs and synthetic skin, with sensors studded throughout." There's another story that has detail on how the spacewalk went: a suit malfunction caused the spacewalk to end prematurely.

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  1. Re:actual bones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the mannequin. I seriously doubt that they use human bones, since animal bones of comparable size would interact with radiation in the same way.

    I'm not sure what you're suggesting with ground-up bones... an ossified version of particle board?