Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jim Logan, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Apollo lunar astronauts & cardiovascular disease & implications for BLEO human spaceflight.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce.  This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com.  Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm.  Please note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.

John Batchelor and I welcomed Dr. Jim Logan for a double length session focusing on the new study that appeared in Nature, "Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease (CDV) Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation Effects on the Vascular Endothelium."  Dr. Logan said this was a seminal study because of the control groups used which were astronauts in the nonflying category as well as the orbital flying category and about half of those that walked on the Moon. I urge you read the full study which can be found at www.nature.com/articles/srep29901.  He talked about this being the only study ever of its kind, the significance of the samples even though the sample sizes were small, and the serious questions raised for long duration BLEO human spaceflight.  He discussed radiation levels, the results of the instrument readings on Mars journey and surface radiation from the Mars Science Lab and Curiosity, & how to understand the data from the study and what it means.  We talked about possible mitigation strategies and CVD treatments and risks for inflight disease development.

You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Jim Logan through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.