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Payload Specialists Holly Bombardier and Trenton Sage had three objectives: deliver Lunar Energy’s helium-3 drill, set it up, and return home to Earth. Little did they know that their three-month stay on the burgeoning International Lunar Base on the moon would turn indefinite from the destruction of a Chinese government satellite, which caused a chain reaction of debris collisions. The debris field orbiting Earth would prevent their safe return to Earth. They must assume the roles of “Lunarian Astronauts” on the Base and face the insurmountable challenges of surviving, along with the crew, in an extraterrestrial environment. They must help in clearing up the debris and contribute to the prosperity of the Base—their new home.

Man has always gazed upon the night sky in fear or in curiosity. Theoretical astronomy can be traced back 500BC to Babylonia, one of humanity’s oldest civilizations. Babylonians kept many types of astronomical texts: “Diaries”, or non-mathematical texts; mathematical astronomical texts; observational texts. They also had astronomical tablets that recorded their celestial omens and astronomical lore [1]. Our knowledge and understanding of space and the universe and how they affect our lives have exponentially …show more content…

Because of the lower gravity, bones do not support the same weight as they once did on Earth. Also, many astronauts return with bone degradation from the loss of bone density. The underlying cause for this is a reduction in functionality of osteoblasts (bone cells that deposit calcium and other minerals in the bones) in space. Thus, osteoporosis occurs because of the decrease in calcium formation on the bones while osteoclasts continue to dissolve bone tissue. Research in simulated MG has shown a significant decrease in calcium nodule formation, as well as changes in bone-related genes in

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