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Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space

  • Written by Vivekanand Pandey Vimal, Research Scientist, Brandeis University
Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in spaceAstronauts prepare to leave the International Space Station.NASA via AP

When landing on the surface of the Moon, astronauts can become spatially disoriented, which is when they lose sense of their orientation – they might not be able to tell which way is up. This disorientation can lead to fatal accidents.

Even on Earth, between 1993 and 2013...

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