A new study has found that Apollo astronauts who reached the Moon die more often from heart disease than astronauts who never made it to space or who only reached low-earth orbit. WSJ’s Monika Auger reports. Photo: NASA In a recent study Apollo astronauts were found to have 4-5 times higher cardiovascular mortality rate compared to non-flight astronauts and lower orbit astronauts.
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Delp MD, Charvat JM, Limoli CL, Globus RK, Ghosh P1. Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation Effects on the Vascular Endothelium. 2016 Jul 28;6:29901. doi: 10.1038/srep29901.
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