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NASA is monitoring two British adventurers as they attempt to trek across the Antarctic - Daily Mail

NASA is monitoring two British adventurers as they attempt to trek across the Antarctic - Daily Mail

NASA is monitoring two British adventurers as they attempt to trek across the Antarctic - Daily Mail
Dec 06, 2021 1 min, 33 secs

British explorers Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer Childs are undergoing tests twice a week to see how their 2,500-mile journey across Antarctica is impacting them physically and psychologically.

NASA is also testing the explorers' eyesight as part of research into 'psychophysics', which looks at the relationship between the physical stimuli someone experiences and the sensations they produce.

Packshaw and Childs are undergoing tests twice a week to see how the journey is impacting them physically and psychologically, with samples of saliva, blood, urine and faeces all stored away to monitor their immune systems during the trek.

Packshaw and Childs have no mechanical assistance and are relying solely on their own man-power, with only kites to aid them as they travel by foot and on skis while each hauling a 440lb (200kg) sled.   .

Packshaw and Childs set off three weeks ago and are working with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Stanford University to discover how people cope when pushed to their limits.

Packshaw and Childs are undergoing tests twice a week to see how the journey is impacting them physically and psychologically, with samples of saliva, blood, urine and faeces all stored

The explorers' stats, including calories burnt, stress levels and heart beat can be followed on the Chasing the Light website

Separate research involving scientists stationed in remote research stations in Antarctica has also looked at the possible effects of extended space travel on astronauts' well-being. 

Their stats, including calories burnt, stress levels and heartbeat can all be tracked alongside their progress at chasingthelight2021.com

As a crewed mission to Mars becomes closer to reality, scientists are keen to examine the possible effects of extended space travel on astronauts' well-being — including on their mental health. 

Beyond the isolation and boredom, extended space travel can disturb astronauts' normal sleep and sunlight cycles—on the ISS, astronauts see 16 sunrises and sunsets every 24-hour Earth day

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