NASA Astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Shane Kimbrough demonstrate the effects of the weightless-simulated environment on their perception of motion, spatial orientation, and balance aboard the International Space Station. Watch as NASA astronaut Megan McArthur and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide discuss the vestibular system and learn how the human body relies on external cues to provide us with important information about our environment. Be sure to check out https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstrations for more videos like this, along with their corresponding Classroom Connection lesson plans. Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here: www.nasa.gov/subscribe
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jsc2022m000062-STEMonstrations_Vestibular_System_social
Date Created
February 18, 2022
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JSC
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video
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