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Polaris Dawn brings new areas of Research, Medical Care

Spacecraft launch, spacecraft rising
This week’s Polaris Dawn launch and civilian spacewalk provide new opportunities for space medicine research, says UCF’s Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta. Photo by Polaris Program/John Kraus.

The launch of Polaris Dawn from Kennedy Space Center includes the first civilian commercial spacewalk and other factors that will be firsts for space medicine research. And that’s why Emmanuel Urquieta, an internationally recognized space medicine expert who recently joined UCF’s College of Medicine, is especially excited about this latest mission.

The spacecraft is flying up to 870 miles above Earth—the highest orbit flown in the last half century...

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