Purposefully and systematically moving towards the main task of NASA. Although many experts are skeptical and incredulous of this possibility.

Journey to Mars

To prepare the future conquerors of the planet Mars, scientists conduct various studies, develop the latest modern technologies.

One of the important issues of flight to the planet is the ability to maintain muscle mass during a long journey. When space explorers go on a flight, they will be in conditions of a very low level of attraction for 9 months.

As soon as travelers arrive on a planet where gravity is only 40% of the earth’s, the human muscles will not experience the tension they felt on their home planet. Muscle weakness can greatly affect such qualities of astronauts as endurance, performance.

That is why researchers have focused on studying the natural qualities of an antioxidant. Its name is resveratrol. You can find natural phytoalexin in the peel of some berries, such as grapes. It has a beneficial effect on the body. Also, a lot of resveratrol is found in a grape alcoholic drink, that is, in red wine.

“It is enough to spend only three weeks in space, so that the muscles located in the glen are reduced by a third. These data have already been proven.The main thing is that there is an opportunity to cope with it. To do this, you need to follow a diet. A specially designed diet is important for Martian expeditions. The reason is that they do not have such simulators as the crew of the international space station, ”said Marie Mortro. This is the author of studies at Harvard University.

Rodents for experiments

For the two-week experiments, 24 rats were selected. The animals were divided into 4 groups.

Here rodents experienced the usual, traditional load, as on our planet Earth. In this group they were "suspended" in the air. For this, chains were used. Actions made it possible to imitate the conditions of the planet Mars. Subjects were also placed on a red planet, but fed with useful supplements containing resveratrol. Here, a group of rodents was a control.

During the experiment, scientists found that rats from the second group showed muscle loss, and their grip strength decreased. The results in the third study group of rats were better. The experimental muscles remained in good shape, the weight did not increase, and the grip remained the same as in Earth.

“Treatment with resveratrol has an effect on muscle growth in animals with diabetes or without an increased load due to the fact that there is an increased sensitivity to insulin, and glucose can be absorbed by muscle fibers. Based on this, it was concluded that in moderate amounts, the daily rate of resveratrol will make it possible to reducemuscle resolution in space, ”Morto explained in detail.

Naturally, throughout the journey to Mars, people will not constantly drink red wine. Scientists will continue to research not only with this, but also with other natural antioxidants in order to find the most ideal way to keep astronauts in great physical shape.