Meet the NASA science flying on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission

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Meet the NASA science flying on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission
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Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.

Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all ages, sending four people to orbit for a roughly five-day stay aboard the Crew Dragon capsule"Resilience.

"Each mission, whether the crew is comprised of commercial or NASA astronauts, provides a key opportunity to expand our knowledge about how spaceflight affects human health," Jancy McPhee, associate chief scientist for human research at NASA,For example, the Polaris Dawn crew — Isaacman, pilot Scott"Kidd" Poteet, and mission specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon —"will test-drivea commercial device that can collect and integrate measurements of health, including blood...

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