BEING paid more than £15,000 to lay in bed all day for two months sounds like a dream job. But before sleepholics get too excited, there’s a lot more to it. ESA / MEDES / R. Gaboriaud Could you sleep tilted?[/caption] A dozen volunteers are preparing for a challenging 60 day experience of cycling, spinning and constant medical tests. All while keeping one shoulder touching the mattress. The bed also has to be titled six degrees below the horizontal with their feet up. But at least meals, showers and toilet breaks are included. It’s all part of a wild experiment to see how the body reacts up in space. During space missions, gravity affects astronauts’ bodies in a number of ways. Your eyes and heart are affected, and things like muscles and bones begin to waste away. As blood flows to the head and muscle is lost from underuse, experts from ESA (the European Space Agency) want to see how the group reacts. And hopefully they’ll be able to find a way to counteract them for future space travellers. One of the things participants have to do is lay down while cycling for a study called BRACE (Bed Rest with…
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Space experts are paying 12 people £15,000 to lay in BED for 2 months – but it’s not for the faint-hearted